حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَزْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَامِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ ، فَأَصَابَنَا جَهْدٌ حَتَّى هَمَمْنَا أَنْ نَنْحَرَ بَعْضَ ظَهْرِنَا ، فَأَمَرَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَمَعْنَا مَزَاوِدَنَا ، فَبَسَطْنَا لَهُ نِطَعًا فَاجْتَمَعَ زَادُ الْقَوْمِ عَلَى النِّطَعِ ، قَالَ : فَتَطَاوَلْتُ لِأَحْزِرَهُ كَمْ هُوَ فَحَزَرْتُهُ كَرَبْضَةِ الْعَنْزِ وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً ، قَالَ : فَأَكَلْنَا حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ حَشَوْنَا جُرُبَنَا ، فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَهَلْ مِنْ وَضُوءٍ ؟ ، قَالَ : فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ بِإِدَاوَةٍ لَهُ فِيهَا نُطْفَةٌ ، فَأَفْرَغَهَا ، فِي قَدَحٍ فَتَوَضَّأْنَا كُلُّنَا نُدَغْفِقُهُ دَغْفَقَةً أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ جَاءَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِيَةٌ ، فَقَالُوا : هَلْ مِنْ طَهُورٍ ؟ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَرِغَ الْوَضُوءُ " .
Iyas bin Salama reported on the authority of his father: We set out on an expedition with, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . We faced hardship (in getting provisions) until we decided to slaughter some of our riding animals. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , commanded us to pool our provisions of food. So we spread a sheet of leather and the provisions of the people were collected on it. I stretched myself to measure how much that was (the length and breadth of the sheet on which the provisions were laid). I measured it and (found) that it was (in length and breadth) of (so much size) on which a goat could sit. We were fourteen hundred persons. We (all) ate until we were fully satisfied and then filled our bags with provisions. Then Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Is there any water for performing ablution. Then there came a man with a small bucket containing some water. He threw it in a basin. We all fourteen hundred persons performed ablution using the water in plenty. Then there came after that eight persons and they said: Is there any water to perform ablution? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The ablution has already been performed.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Glossary:
(1)
Jahd:
Hardship and difficulty,
Here it means hunger.
(2)
Mazawidana:
Plural of "mizwad",
A provision bag in which travel provisions are kept.
(3)
Al-nita‘:
A leather dining mat.
(4)
Huzira:
Estimation.
(5)
Tatawaltu:
I raised up,
Lifted my neck high.
(6)
Rabdah:
A sitting place.
(7)
Jurub:
Plural of "jurab",
A leather provision bag or pouch.
(8)
Nutfa:
A small amount.
(9)
Nudaghfiquhu:
We were using it abundantly.
Benefits and Issues:
According to some scholars, this incident took place during the Battle of Tabuk,
in which two miracles of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were manifested.
(1)
So much blessing was placed in a small amount of food that the army of fourteen hundred (1400)
ate to their fill and then filled their provision bags from it.
(2)
A small amount of water was enough for fourteen hundred to drink and perform ablution (wudu), and from this it is also proven that
if food and drink are scarce, then all should be gathered together and each person should share his food with his companion, and one should not think in his heart,
"I eat less, he eats more."
If such selflessness and sacrifice are demonstrated, Allah ta‘ala sends down His blessing.
The general narrations of "Laqat" have been mentioned under the book, and the chapter has been started with "Luqatah al-Hajj."
(1)
Jahd:
Hardship and difficulty,
Here it means hunger.
(2)
Mazawidana:
Plural of "mizwad",
A provision bag in which travel provisions are kept.
(3)
Al-nita‘:
A leather dining mat.
(4)
Huzira:
Estimation.
(5)
Tatawaltu:
I raised up,
Lifted my neck high.
(6)
Rabdah:
A sitting place.
(7)
Jurub:
Plural of "jurab",
A leather provision bag or pouch.
(8)
Nutfa:
A small amount.
(9)
Nudaghfiquhu:
We were using it abundantly.
Benefits and Issues:
According to some scholars, this incident took place during the Battle of Tabuk,
in which two miracles of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were manifested.
(1)
So much blessing was placed in a small amount of food that the army of fourteen hundred (1400)
ate to their fill and then filled their provision bags from it.
(2)
A small amount of water was enough for fourteen hundred to drink and perform ablution (wudu), and from this it is also proven that
if food and drink are scarce, then all should be gathered together and each person should share his food with his companion, and one should not think in his heart,
"I eat less, he eats more."
If such selflessness and sacrifice are demonstrated, Allah ta‘ala sends down His blessing.
The general narrations of "Laqat" have been mentioned under the book, and the chapter has been started with "Luqatah al-Hajj."
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4518
