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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1215 (Book 14, Hadith 14) #26787
Struggling to Provide for His Family

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) pawning his armor for food to feed his family, and how he was struggling to provide for them.

Narrated Anas: I walked to the Prophet with some barley bread that has some rancid oil poured over it. The Prophet had pawned his armour with a Jew for twenty Sa' of food that he got for his family. That day (he pawned it), I heard him saying: 'Not for one evening has the household of Muhammad had a Sa' of dates or a Sa' of grain'. And on that day he had nine wives". Abu 'Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، ح قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَحَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مَشَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ بِخُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ وَإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ وَلَقَدْ رُهِنَ لَهُ دِرْعٌ عِنْدَ يَهُودِيٍّ بِعِشْرِينَ صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ أَخَذَهُ لأَهْلِهِ وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَا أَمْسَى فِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَاعُ تَمْرٍ وَلاَ صَاعُ حَبٍّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّ عِنْدَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَتِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
pawning  *  food  *  struggle  *  provision  *  family  *  qaradah  *  saa  *  tamr  *  armor

QUICK LESSONS:
Work hard & provide responsibly towards your family; Be content with what you have; Do not covet more than necessary.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the struggles of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He was a man who worked hard and provided for his family despite having nine wives. He pawned his armor with a Jew in exchange for twenty Sa' of food which he used to feed his household. This shows us that even though he was a prophet and leader of an entire nation, he still faced financial difficulties like any other person would. It also teaches us that providing for one's family is an important responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of being content with what one has and not coveting more than necessary.

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