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Sahih al-Bukhari 5411 (Book 70, Hadith 39) #5185
The Value of Hard Work

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) distributed dates among his companions and gave each one seven dates, including Abu Huraira. Abu Huraira liked the dry and hard date the most because it prolonged his chewing.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet distributed dates among his companions and gave each one seven dates. He gave me seven dates too, one of which was dry and hard, but none of the other dates was more liked by me than that one, for it prolonged my chewing it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ يَوْمًا بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ تَمْرًا، فَأَعْطَى كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ سَبْعَ تَمَرَاتٍ، فَأَعْطَانِي سَبْعَ تَمَرَاتٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ حَشَفَةٌ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِنَّ تَمْرَةٌ أَعْجَبَ إِلَىَّ مِنْهَا، شَدَّتْ فِي مَضَاغِي‏.‏

TOPICS
dates  *  distribution  *  companions  *  chewing  *  tamar  *  ittisaf  *  sahaba  *  tadkhul

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate what you have been given no matter how small or insignificant it may seem at first glance . Put in effort to make use of difficult things .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the value of hard work. It was narrated by Abu Huraira that once the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ distributed dates among his companions and gave each one seven dates, including himself. Among those dates, there was a dry and hard date which none of them liked more than Abu Huraira because it prolonged his chewing. This hadith teaches us that even if something is difficult or not as enjoyable as other things, we should still put in effort to make use of it since it can be beneficial in some way or another. We should also appreciate what we have been given no matter how small or insignificant it may seem at first glance since Allah knows best what is good for us.

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