Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When this verse was revealed: "Who is it that will lend Allah a goodly loan," Sayyiduna Abu al-Dahdah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Is Allah Almighty asking us for a loan?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, O Abu al-Dahdah!" He said: "Show me your hand." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) extended his hand to him, and he said: "I lend my garden to my Lord as a loan." The narrator says: His garden had six hundred date palms. Then he walked until he came to that garden, where Umm al-Dahdah and the members of her household were. He called out loudly: "O Umm al-Dahdah!" She said: "I am here." He said: "Come out, for I have lent it to my Lord as a loan."
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani recorded it; the narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy), and the narrators of Abu Ya'la are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15792
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