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مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : وَفِيمَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَى
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ ، وَحَدَّثَنِي
مُطَرِّفٌ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ
عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ
رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ ، قَالَ : نزلت أَنَا وَأَهْلِي بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ ، فَقَالَ لِي أَهْلِي : اذْهَبْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَلْهُ لَنَا شَيْئًا نَأْكُلُهُ ، وَجَعَلُوا يَذْكُرُونَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِمْ ، فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلا يَسْأَلُهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لا أَجِدُ مَا أُعْطِيكَ " فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ مُغْضَبٌ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : لَعَمْرِي إِنَّكَ لَتُعْطِي مَنْ شِئْتَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّهُ لَيَغْضَبُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لا أَجِدَ مَا أُعْطِيهِ مَنْ يَسْأَلْ مِنْكُمْ وَلَهُ أُوقِيَّةٌ أَوْ عَدْلُهَا ، فَقَدْ سَأَلَ إِلْحَافًا " ، قَالَ الأَسَدِيُّ : فَقُلْتُ : لَصحَتُنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ ، قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَالأُوقِيَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْ فَقَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ شَعِيرٌ وَزَبِيبٌ فَقَسَمَ لَنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَغْنَانَا اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ .
A man from Banu Asad said: I settled with my family in Baqi’ Gharqad. My family said: Go to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and ask him for something to eat for us. They began to mention their needs. I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and found a man asking him (for something). The Prophet (peace be upon him) was saying: I have nothing to give you. That man turned back angrily, saying: You give to whomever you wish. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: He is angry with me because I have nothing to give. Whoever possesses one uqiyyah or its equivalent in wealth and still asks, his asking is unnecessary (ilḥāf). The Asadi said: I thought that our she-camel was worth more than one uqiyyah. Malik says: One uqiyyah is equal to forty dirhams. So I returned without asking. Later, when barley and dried dates came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), he gave us a share from it until Allah enriched us by His grace.