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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1933 (Book 27, Hadith 39) #27566
Generosity & Kindness Encouraged

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed generosity and kindness to a new immigrant by offering him half of his wealth and one of his wives, and encouraged him to have a banquet even if it was with only a sheep.

Anas said: : "When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf arrived in Al-Madinah, the Messenger of Allah established a bond of brotherhood between him and sa'd bin Ar-Rabi. So he said to him: "Come here, I will divide my wealth and give you half, and I have two wives, I will divorce one of them, and when she completes her waiting period you may marry her". He said: " May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Show me where the market is". So they showed him where the market was and he did not return that day except with some cottage cheese and cooking fat which he had earned as a profit. The Messenger of Allah saw him after that, and he had traces of yellow on him. So he said to him: "What is this?" He said: "I married a woman from the Ansar". He said : " What dowry did you give her?" He said: " A date-stone(of gold) - ( one of the narrators) Humaid said: "Or he said: - gold equal to the weight of a date-stone". So he said: 'Have a banquet, even if with only a sheep".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الْمَدِينَةَ آخَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلُمَّ أُقَاسِمْكَ مَالِي نِصْفَيْنِ وَلِي امْرَأَتَانِ فَأُطَلِّقُ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا فَتَزَوَّجْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ دُلُّونِي عَلَى السُّوقِ ‏.‏ فَدَلُّوهُ عَلَى السُّوقِ فَمَا رَجَعَ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلاَّ وَمَعَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَقِطٍ وَسَمْنٍ قَدِ اسْتَفْضَلَهُ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَعَلَيْهِ وَضَرٌ مِنْ صُفْرَةٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَهْيَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَا أَصْدَقْتَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَوَاةً ‏.‏ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ أَوْ قَالَ وَزْنَ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَزْنُ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَزْنُ ثَلاَثَةِ دَرَاهِمَ وَثُلُثٍ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَزْنُ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَزْنُ خَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ ‏.‏ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ مَنْصُورٍ يَذْكُرُ عَنْهُمَا هَذَا
TOPICS
generosity  *  kindness  *  wealth  *  banquet  *  sheep  *  istihqaq  *  ansar

QUICK LESSONS:
Show generosity & kindness towards others; Offer help & support; Encourage people; Give charity; Have compassion for fellow human beings regardless their social status or financial standing in society .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) generosity and kindness towards 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf, who was an immigrant in Al-Madinah. The Prophet offered him half of his wealth as well as one of his wives, so that he could start a new life in Al-Madinah. He then went out to the market to earn some money for himself, but when he returned with cottage cheese and cooking fat which he had earned as profit, the Prophet noticed yellow traces on him. When asked what it was from, 'Abdur-Rahman replied that he had married a woman from the Ansar tribe. The Prophet then asked what dowry did he give her? To which 'Abdur-Rahman replied that it was either gold equal to the weight of a date stone or just one date stone itself. Upon hearing this, the Prophet encouraged him to have a banquet even if it was with only one sheep! This shows us how generous and kindhearted our beloved prophet Muhammad (PBUH) truly was towards others - especially those who were less fortunate than himself - teaching us all valuable lessons about charity and compassion for our fellow human beings regardless of their social status or financial standing in society.

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