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Sunan Ibn Majah 2508 (Book 18, Hadith 7) #31862
Finding Treasure in Unexpected Places

SUMMARY: A man finds eighteen Dinars in a rat's hole and brings them to the Prophet, who tells him to keep them as no charity is due on them.

It was narrated from Miqdad bin 'Amr: That he went out one day to Al-Baqi', which is the graveyard, to relieve himself. People used to go out to relieve themselves only every two or three days, and their faces was like that of a camel (because of hunger and rough food). Then he entered a ruin and while he was squatting to relieve himself, he saw a rat bringing a Dinar out of a hole, then it went in and brought out another, until it had brought out seventeen Dinars. Then it brought out a piece of red rag.Miqdad said: "I picked up the rag and found another Dinar inside it, thus completing eighteen Dinar. I took them out and brought them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and told him what had happened. I said, 'Take its Sadaqah (charity), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ'. He said: 'Take them back, for no Sadaqah is due on them. May Allah (SWT) bless them for you'. Then he said: 'Perhaps you put your hand in the hole?' I said: 'No, by the One Who has honored you with the truth".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَثْمَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الزَّمْعِيُّ، حَدَّثَتْنِي عَمَّتِي، قُرَيْبَةُ بِنْتُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ أُمَّهَا، كَرِيمَةَ بِنْتَ الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَخْبَرَتْهَا عَنْ ضُبَاعَةَ بِنْتِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ وَهُوَ الْمَقْبُرَةُ لِحَاجَتِهِ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ لاَ يَذْهَبُ أَحَدُهُمْ فِي حَاجَتِهِ إِلاَّ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْعَرُ كَمَا تَبْعَرُ الإِبِلُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ خَرِبَةً فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ لِحَاجَتِهِ إِذْ رَأَى جُرَذًا أَخْرَجَ مِنْ جُحْرٍ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فَأَخْرَجَ آخَرَ حَتَّى أَخْرَجَ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ طَرَفَ خِرْقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ ‏.‏ قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ فَسَلَلْتُ الْخِرْقَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهَا دِينَارًا فَتَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا فَخَرَجْتُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرَهَا فَقُلْتُ خُذْ صَدَقَتَهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ارْجِعْ بِهَا لاَ صَدَقَةَ فِيهَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَعَلَّكَ أَتْبَعْتَ يَدَكَ فِي الْجُحْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَفْنَ آخِرُهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ
TOPICS
treasure  *  rat  *  hole  *  sadaqah  *  aldabu  *  fawqa  *  kanz

QUICK LESSONS:
Be grateful for blessings you receive from Allah SWT even if they come from unexpected places or people; Respect property rights; Do not take anything without permission; Be generous like our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Miqdad bin 'Amr who went out one day to Al-Baqi', which was the graveyard, to relieve himself. While he was there, he saw a rat bringing out Dinars from a hole. He watched it bring out seventeen Dinars and then it brought out a piece of red rag with another Dinar inside it. He took all eighteen Dinars and brought them to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who told him that no charity was due on these coins and blessed him for finding them. This hadith teaches us that we should be grateful for any blessings we receive from Allah SWT even if they come from unexpected places or people. It also teaches us that we should not take anything without permission as Miqdad did not put his hand into the hole but instead waited until the rat brought out what was inside it before taking anything away. Finally, this hadith reminds us of how generous our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was as he blessed Miqdad for his find even though no charity was due on these coins according to Islamic law.

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