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Sahih al-Bukhari 5619 (Book 74, Hadith 45) #5394
Prioritizing the Rights of Others

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us to prioritize the rights of others over our own.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Milk mixed with water was brought to Allah's Messenger while a bedouin was on his right and Abu Bakr was on his left. He drank (of it) and then gave (it) to the bedouin and said, 'The right" "The right (first).
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ قَدْ شِيبَ بِمَاءٍ، وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَعْرَابِيٌّ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَشَرِبَ، ثُمَّ أَعْطَى الأَعْرَابِيَّ، وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ الأَيْمَنَ الأَيْمَنَ

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right  *  priority  *  giving  *  bedouin  *  haqq  *  taqdeer  *  ataa  *  badawi

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize other's rights before your own . Give out resources and favors considerately . Be generous towards those in need .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrated by Anas bin Malik teaches us an important lesson about prioritizing the rights of others over our own. It is reported that milk mixed with water was brought to Prophet Muhammad while a bedouin was on his right and Abu Bakr was on his left. He drank from it and then gave it to the bedouin saying 'The right [first]'. This shows us that even though he had two people next to him who were both close companions of his, he still chose to prioritize the rights of someone else over them. This teaches us that we should always be mindful and considerate when it comes to giving out our resources or favors as we should always prioritize those who are in need or have less than us first before ourselves or those close to us.

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