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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الأطعمة والأشربة
Book of Food and Drink
بَابُ فَضْلِ سقي الْمَاءِ
Chapter: The virtue of giving water to drink
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2436 — The virtue of giving water to drink
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قَالَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ كُدَيْرً الضَّبِّيَّ مُنْذُ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ : وَسَمِعْتُ أَنَا مِنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : وَسَمِعْتُهُ [أَنَا] مِنْ شُعْبَةَ مُنْذُ خَمْسٍ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَأَرْبَعِينَ [سَنَةً] ، قَالَ : أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قُلِ الْعَدْلَ وَأَعْطِ الْفَضْلَ ، قَالَ : فَإِنْ لَمْ أُطِقْ [ذَلِكَ] ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَأَطْعِمِ الطَّعَامَ [وَ] أَفْشِ السَّلَامَ ، قَالَ : فَإِنْ لَمْ أُطِقْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أَسْتَطِعْ ذَلِكَ ؟ ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : [هَلْ [لَكَ] مِنْ إِبِلٍ ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ] .
قَالَ : فَانْظُرْ بَعِيرًا مِنْ إِبِلِكَ وَسِقَاءً وَانْظُرْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ لَا يَشْرَبُونَ الْمَاءَ إِلَّا غِبًّا فَاسْقِهِمْ ، فَإِنَّكَ [لَعَلَّكَ] لَا يَهْلِكَ بَعِيرُكَ ، وَلَا يَنْخَرِقُ سِقَاؤُكَ حَتَّى تَجِبَ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ .
قَالَ : فَانْظُرْ بَعِيرًا مِنْ إِبِلِكَ وَسِقَاءً وَانْظُرْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ لَا يَشْرَبُونَ الْمَاءَ إِلَّا غِبًّا فَاسْقِهِمْ ، فَإِنَّكَ [لَعَلَّكَ] لَا يَهْلِكَ بَعِيرُكَ ، وَلَا يَنْخَرِقُ سِقَاؤُكَ حَتَّى تَجِبَ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Kudayr al-Dabbi (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that will admit me into Paradise." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Speak what is just and fair, and give away the surplus of your wealth (in the way of Allah)." He said: "And if I am unable to do that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then feed (the hungry) and spread the greeting of peace (salam)." He said: "And if I am unable or do not have the capacity for that either?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have any camels?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then take one (strong) camel from your camels and a waterskin, and look for a household that gets water only every other day (due to its scarcity), and give them water to drink; for it is quite possible that your camel will not perish nor your waterskin tear before Paradise becomes binding for you (through the blessing of this great deed)."
Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and in its chain Shu'bah has explicitly stated that he heard directly from his teachers. This report is of hasan grade, and it describes the great virtue of giving water to the needy and serving people.
Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and in its chain Shu'bah has explicitly stated that he heard directly from his teachers. This report is of hasan grade, and it describes the great virtue of giving water to the needy and serving people.
