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Sunan an-Nasai 2549 (Book 23, Hadith 115) #17160
Mindfulness in Giving Charity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of not being hasty in giving charity and to be mindful of what one gives away.

It was narrated that Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif said: "One day we were sitting in the Masjid with a group of the Muhajirin and Ansar, We sent a man to 'Aishah to ask permission to come to her. She said: 'A beggar came in to me one day when the Messenger of Allah was present, and I ordered that he be given something, then I called for it and looked at it. The Messenger of Allah said: Do you want that nothing should enter or leave your house without your knowledge? I said: 'Yes'. He said: "Don't be hasty, O 'Aishah. Do not count what you give, otherwise Allah will count what He gives to you"'.
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جُلُوسًا وَنَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ فَأَرْسَلْنَا رَجُلاً إِلَى عَائِشَةَ لِيَسْتَأْذِنَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ سَائِلٌ مَرَّةً وَعِنْدِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرْتُ لَهُ بِشَىْءٍ ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُ بِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَمَا تُرِيدِينَ أَنْ لاَ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَكِ شَىْءٌ وَلاَ يَخْرُجَ إِلاَّ بِعِلْمِكِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَهْلاً يَا عَائِشَةُ لاَ تُحْصِي فَيُحْصِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْكِ

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  patience  *  gratitude

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth; use your resources wisely; show gratitude for God’s blessings; do not be hasty in giving charity; use your money responsibly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of being mindful when giving charity. It was narrated by Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif that a group of Muhajirin and Ansar were sitting in the Masjid when they sent a man to 'Aishah to ask permission to come to her. She said that once, when the Messenger of Allah was present, a beggar came into her house and she ordered something be given to him. She then called for it and looked at it, upon which the Messenger of Allah asked if she wanted nothing enter or leave her house without her knowledge. 'Aishah replied yes, but he cautioned against being hasty with giving charity as Allah will count what He gives us too. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth but also mindful about how much we give away so as not to become wasteful or careless with our resources. We should also remember that whatever we give away is from Allah's blessings so we must show gratitude for His generosity towards us by using our wealth wisely and responsibly.

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