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Sunan Abi Dawud 2702 (Book 15, Hadith 226) #22992
Generosity and Selflessness in Khaibar

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) smiling at a companion who was trying to keep a skin of fat for himself.

'Abd Allaah bin Mughaffal said "On the day of Khaibar a skin of fat was hanging. I came to it and clung to it. I then said (ie, thought) I shall not give any one any of it today. I then turned round and saw the Apostle of Allaah smiling at me.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَالْقَعْنَبِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ هِلاَلٍ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، قَالَ دُلِّيَ جِرَابٌ مِنْ شَحْمٍ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ - قَالَ - فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَالْتَزَمْتُهُ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لاَ أُعْطِي مِنْ هَذَا أَحَدًا الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا - قَالَ - فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَتَبَسَّمُ إِلَىَّ

TOPICS
generosity  *  selflessness  *  khaibar  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with what you have and don't think only about yourself. Strive to be kind and compassionate towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) generosity and selfless attitude. It tells us that when 'Abd Allaah bin Mughaffal found a skin of fat, he wanted to keep it for himself but then he saw the Prophet smiling at him. This shows us that even though it was natural for him to want to keep it, the Prophet taught him that being generous and selfless is more important than keeping something for oneself. We can learn from this hadith that we should always be generous with what we have and not think only of ourselves. We should also remember that Allah rewards those who are generous with their wealth or possessions, so we should strive to be like this in our daily lives.

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