حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
مَالِكٌ , عَنْ
زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ , عَنْ
أَبِيهِ , قَالَ : " خَرَجْتُ مَعَ
عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى السُّوقِ , فَلَحِقَتْ عُمَرَ امْرَأَةٌ شَابَّةٌ , فَقَالَتْ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلَكَ زَوْجِي وَتَرَكَ صِبْيَةً صِغَارًا وَاللَّهِ مَا يُنْضِجُونَ كُرَاعًا , وَلَا لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ وَلَا ضَرْعٌ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَهُمُ الضَّبُعُ وَأَنَا بِنْتُ خُفَافِ بْنِ إِيمَاءَ الْغِفَارِيِّ وَقَدْ شَهِدَ أَبِي الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَوَقَفَ مَعَهَا عُمَرُ وَلَمْ يَمْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَرْحَبًا بِنَسَبٍ قَرِيبٍ , ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى بَعِيرٍ ظَهِيرٍ كَانَ مَرْبُوطًا فِي الدَّارِ , فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ غِرَارَتَيْنِ مَلَأَهُمَا طَعَامًا , وَحَمَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا نَفَقَةً وَثِيَابًا , ثُمَّ نَاوَلَهَا بِخِطَامِهِ , ثُمَّ قَالَ : اقْتَادِيهِ فَلَنْ يَفْنَى حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِخَيْرٍ , فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْثَرْتَ لَهَا , قَالَ عُمَرُ : ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ , وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى أَبَا هَذِهِ وَأَخَاهَا قَدْ حَاصَرَا حِصْنًا زَمَانًا , فَافْتَتَحَاهُ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحْنَا نَسْتَفِيءُ سُهْمَانَهُمَا فِيهِ " .
Narrated Aslam: Once I went with `Umar bin Al-Khattab to the market. A young woman followed `Umar and said, "O chief of the believers! My husband has died, leaving little children. By Allah, they have not even a sheep's trotter to cook; they have no farms or animals. I am afraid that they may die because of hunger, and I am the daughter of Khufaf bin Ima Al-Ghafari, and my father witnessed the Pledge of allegiance) of Al-Hudaibiya with the Prophet.' `Umar stopped and did not proceed, and said, "I welcome my near relative." Then he went towards a strong camel which was tied in the house, and carried on to it, two sacks he had loaded with food grains and put between them money and clothes and gave her its rope to hold and said, "Lead it, and this provision will not finish till Allah gives you a good supply." A man said, "O chief of the believers! You have given her too much." "`Umar said disapprovingly. "May your mother be bereaved of you! By Allah, I have seen her father and brother besieging a fort for a long time and conquering it, and then we were discussing what their shares they would have from that war booty."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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Umar radi Allahu anhu used to make rounds day and night for the management of the state. During this time, the aforementioned young woman came to him and mentioned her helplessness, so Umar treated her with kindness.
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The fortress whose siege you have mentioned was the fortress of Khaybar.
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Waqidi has mentioned that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stayed at the place of Abwa, Ima’ bin Rahda Ghifari radi Allahu anhu presented one hundred goats and two camels to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, upon which milk was loaded. All these items were sent as a gift along with his son Khafaf, and the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam accepted them. The goats were distributed among the fighters in the cause of Allah, and he supplicated for blessings for these individuals.
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It should be noted that Khafaf, his father, and his grandfather are all Companions, just as Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu, his son and his father, are Companions.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/556, 557)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4161