صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب تفسير القرآنThe Book of Commentary
بَابُ قَوْلِهِ: {وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ} الآيَةَ:Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “...And give them (emigrants) preference over themselves...” (V.59:9)
Hadith 4889
اُردوEn
الْخَصَاصَةُ الْفَاقَةُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ الْفَائِزُونَ بِالْخُلُودِ وَالْفَلَاحُ الْبَقَاءُ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ عَجِّلْ ، وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ : حَاجَةً حَسَدًا .
The meaning of «الخصاصة» is hunger. «المفلحون» means those who are always successful. «الفلاح» means to remain. «حي على الفلاح» means hasten towards permanence, that is, towards the deed by which eternal life is attained. And Imam Hasan al-Basri said that in «لا يجيدون في صدورهم», in «حاجة», by «حاجت» is meant «حسد».
حَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَصَابَنِي الْجَهْدُ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى نِسَائِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْ عِنْدَهُنَّ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُضَيِّفُهُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ " ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَقَالَ : أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ، فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ : ضَيْفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَدَّخِرِيهِ شَيْئًا ، قَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا قُوتُ الصِّبْيَةِ ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الصِّبْيَةُ الْعَشَاءَ فَنَوِّمِيهِمْ وَتَعَالَيْ ، فَأَطْفِئِي السِّرَاجَ ، وَنَطْوِي بُطُونَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ ، فَفَعَلَتْ ، ثُمَّ غَدَا الرَّجُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " لَقَدْ عَجِبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوْ ضَحِكَ مِنْ فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانَةَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ سورة الحشر آية 9 " .
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Messenger and said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I am suffering from fatigue and hunger." The Prophet sent (somebody) to his wives (to get something), but the messenger found nothing with them. Then Allah's Messenger said (to his companions). "Isn't there anybody who can entertain this man tonight so that Allah may be merciful to him?" An Ansari man got up and said, "I (will, entertain him), O Allah's Messenger !" So he went to his wife and said to her, "This is the guest of Allah's Messenger , so do not keep anything away from him." She said. "By Allah, I have nothing but the children's food." He said, "When the children ask for their dinner, put them to bed and put out the light; we shall not take our meals tonight," She did so. In the morning the Ansari man went to Allah's Messenger who said, "Allah was pleased with (or He bestowed His Mercy) on so-and-so and his wife (because of their good deed)." Then Allah revealed: 'But give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that.' (59.9)
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
In this hadith, two attributes—amazement (taʿajjub) and laughter (dahk)—are mentioned for Allah, and this is the truth. To discuss their modality (kayfiyyah) is an innovation (bid‘ah), and it is obligatory to have faith in them as they are apparent.
It is necessary to affirm the divine attributes (sifat ilahiyyah) without interpretation (ta’wil).
This is the method of the pious predecessors (salaf salihin).
The safety of faith lies only in following the way of the salaf, and nothing more.
In this hadith, two attributes—amazement (taʿajjub) and laughter (dahk)—are mentioned for Allah, and this is the truth. To discuss their modality (kayfiyyah) is an innovation (bid‘ah), and it is obligatory to have faith in them as they are apparent.
It is necessary to affirm the divine attributes (sifat ilahiyyah) without interpretation (ta’wil).
This is the method of the pious predecessors (salaf salihin).
The safety of faith lies only in following the way of the salaf, and nothing more.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4889
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The selflessness and compassion of the Ansar for the Muhajirun was eternal, exceptional, and unparalleled.
A beautiful incident related to this is also recorded as follows:
Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu narrates that when Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu arrived in Madinah Tayyibah, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam established brotherhood between him and Sa’d bin Rabi’ radi Allahu anhu.
Hazrat Sa’d radi Allahu anhu was very wealthy.
He said to Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu:
“The Ansar know that I am the wealthiest among them. Now I wish to divide half of my wealth between myself and you, and I have two wives; whichever of them you like, I will divorce her.
After her waiting period (‘iddah) is over, you may marry her.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Manaqib al-Ansar, Hadith: 3781)
Does such selflessness exist anywhere else in the history of the world?!
The selflessness and compassion of the Ansar for the Muhajirun was eternal, exceptional, and unparalleled.
A beautiful incident related to this is also recorded as follows:
Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu narrates that when Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu arrived in Madinah Tayyibah, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam established brotherhood between him and Sa’d bin Rabi’ radi Allahu anhu.
Hazrat Sa’d radi Allahu anhu was very wealthy.
He said to Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu:
“The Ansar know that I am the wealthiest among them. Now I wish to divide half of my wealth between myself and you, and I have two wives; whichever of them you like, I will divorce her.
After her waiting period (‘iddah) is over, you may marry her.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Manaqib al-Ansar, Hadith: 3781)
Does such selflessness exist anywhere else in the history of the world?!
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4889
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that, as far as possible, one should deal with the needy and destitute with compassion and goodwill. If a person is unable to do this himself, then he should encourage others to do so. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) first tried to provide food for him from his own homes. When this was not possible, he then encouraged others. Then Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu), who was a wealthy Companion, took him along. However, coincidentally, that night there was not enough food in his house for the guest. Therefore, he fed him by means of a strategy, and did not let him feel that there was little food in the house, and that not everyone could be satiated, so that the guest would not feel hesitant in eating.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5359
