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Sahih al-Bukhari 4100 (Book 64, Hadith 144) #3919
Providing Food to Those in Need

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed to Allah for the Ansar and the Emigrants who were digging a trench around Medina, and people provided them with food.

Narrated Anas: Al-Muhajirun (ie the Emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench around Medina and were carrying the earth on their backs while saying, "We are those who have given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Islam as long as we live". The Prophet said in reply to their saying, "O Allah! There is no goodness except the goodness of the Hereafter; so please grant Your Blessing to the Ansar and the Emigrants". The people used to bring a handful of barley, and a meal used to be prepared thereof by cooking it with a cooking material (ie oil, fat and butter having a change in color and smell) and it used to be presented to the people (ie workers) who were hungry, and it used to stick to their throats and had a nasty smell.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَعَلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالأَنْصَارُ يَحْفِرُونَ الْخَنْدَقَ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَيَنْقُلُونَ التُّرَابَ عَلَى مُتُونِهِمْ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا مُحَمَّدَا عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ مَا بَقِينَا أَبَدَا قَالَ يَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ وَهْوَ يُجِيبُهُمُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لاَ خَيْرَ إِلاَّ خَيْرُ الآخِرَهْ، فَبَارِكْ فِي الأَنْصَارِ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ يُؤْتَوْنَ بِمِلْءِ كَفَّى مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ فَيُصْنَعُ لَهُمْ بِإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ تُوضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ الْقَوْمِ، وَالْقَوْمُ جِيَاعٌ، وَهْىَ بَشِعَةٌ فِي الْحَلْقِ وَلَهَا رِيحٌ مُنْتِنٌ‏.‏

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  compassion  *  others

QUICK LESSONS:
Provide food or other necessities for those in need; Be generous; Show compassion; Help others whenever possible; Pray for blessings from Allah upon others

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about providing food to those in need. It was narrated by Anas ibn Malik that when the Emigrants and Ansar were digging a trench around Medina, they said “We are those who have given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Islam as long as we live”. In response, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ prayed to Allah for them and asked Him to bless them. People also brought handfuls of barley which was cooked with oil, fat or butter into a meal that was presented to those who were hungry. This hadith teaches us about charity, generosity, compassion and helping others which are all important values in Islam. We should always be willing to help those in need by providing them with food or other necessities so that they can live comfortably without having any worries or concerns about their basic needs being met.

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