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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3630 (Book 49, Hadith 26) #29288
Generosity of Umm Sulaim

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions being invited to Umm Sulaim's house for a meal. She provided them with bread and butter, which the Prophet blessed before they ate.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: "Abu Talhah said to Umm Sulaim: 'I heard the voice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sounding weak and I sensed some hunger in it. Do you have anything? She said: 'Yes'. So she got some loaves of wheat bread, then she took out a Khimar of hers, and put the bread in it. Then she put it under my arm, and wrapped my upper body with part of it, and she sent me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ". He said: "So I brought it to him, and I found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting in the Masjid, and there were people with him. So I stood among them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Has Abu Talhah sent you?' I said: 'Yes'. He said: 'With food?' I said: 'Yes'. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to those with him: 'Stand up'." So they left, and I left in front of them, until I came to Abu Talhah, and I told him (that they were coming). Abu Talhah said: 'O Umm Sulaim! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is coming with people, and we don't have anything to feed them'. Umm Sulaim said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best'." He said: "So Abu Talhah departed until he met up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah came, while Abu Talhah was with him, until they entered, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Come O Umm Sulaim! What do you have?' So she brought him that bread, and he ﷺ ordered that it be broken into pieces. Umm Sulaim poured some butter from an oil-skin upon them, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited whatever Allah willed for him to say over it. Then he said: 'Let ten come'. So ten were admitted, and they ate until they were full, and then they left. Then he said: 'Let ten come'. So ten were admitted, and they ate until they were full, and they left. Then he said: 'Let ten come'. So ten were admitted, and they ate until they were full, and there were seventy or eighty men".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ عَرَضْتُ عَلَى مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ لأُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ - يَعْنِي ضَعِيفًا - أَعْرِفُ فِيهِ الْجُوعَ فَهَلْ عِنْدَكِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَأَخْرَجَتْ أَقْرَاصًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَتْ خِمَارًا لَهَا فَلَفَّتِ الْخُبْزَ بِبَعْضِهِ ثُمَّ دَسَّتْهُ فِي يَدِي وَرَدَّتْنِي بِبَعْضِهِ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَتْنِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَعَهُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَرْسَلَكَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِطَعَامٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِمَنْ مَعَهُ ‏"‏ قُومُوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقُوا فَانْطَلَقْتُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ حَتَّى جِئْتُ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ قَدْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ مَعَهُ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا مَا نُطْعِمُهُمْ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ حَتَّى لَقِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلاَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ هَلُمِّي يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ مَا عِنْدَكِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَتَتْ بِذَلِكَ الْخُبْزِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَفُتَّ وَعَصَرَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ عُكَّةً لَهَا فَآدَمَتْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا فَأَكَلَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ وَشَبِعُوا وَالْقَوْمُ سَبْعُونَ أَوْ ثَمَانُونَ رَجُلاً ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
TOPICS
generosity  *  meal  *  blessing  *  bread  *  butter  *  istihbab  *  khimar

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards others even if you don't have much yourself; Bless food before eating; Invite others over for meals; Show gratitude for what you have been given; Respect those who are less fortunate than you; Share your blessings with others in need.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of Umm Sulaim, who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When Abu Talhah heard that the Prophet was hungry, he asked Umm Sulaim if she had anything to offer him. She quickly prepared some loaves of wheat bread and put it in her Khimar before sending it with Abu Talhah to give to the Prophet. When they arrived at Masjid, there were people with him so Abu Talhah left first while Anas stayed behind until all those present left. The Prophet then asked Umm Sulaim what she had brought and she presented him with her offering. He then blessed it before inviting ten people at a time to eat until everyone was full. This story teaches us that we should always be generous towards others even if we don't have much ourselves as Allah will reward us for our good deeds no matter how small they may be.

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