صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
باب فِي سخَائِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَChapter: ….
Hadith 2312
وحَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ التَّيْمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " مَا سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ شَيْئًا ، إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ ، قَالَ ، فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ غَنَمًا بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْنِ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا قَوْمِ أَسْلِمُوا ، فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُعْطِي عَطَاءً لَا يَخْشَى الْفَاقَةَ " .
Musa bin Anas reported on the authority of his father: It never happened that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked anything for the sake of Islam and he did not give that. There came to him a person and he gave him a large flock (of sheep and goats) and he went back to his people and said: My people, embrace Islam, for Muhammad gives so much charity as if he has no fear of want.
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ : أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَنَمًا بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْنِ ؟ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ ، فَأَتَى قَوْمَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَيْ قَوْمِ أَسْلِمُوا ، فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا لَيُعْطِي عَطَاءً مَا يَخَافُ الْفَقْرَ ، فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ : إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيُسْلِمُ مَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الدُّنْيَا ، فَمَا يُسْلِمُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْإِسْلَامُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا عَلَيْهَا " .
Anas 'b. Malik reported that a person requested Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) to give him a very large flock and he gave that to him. He came to his tribe and said: O people, embrace Islam. By Allah, Muhammad donates so much as if he did not fear want. Anas said that the person embraced Islam for the sake of the world but later he became Muslim until Islam became dearer to him than the world and what it contains.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: "Sheep filling the area between two mountains":
Sheep that would fill the area between two mountains—
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) granted Safwan bin Umayyah a large number of sheep from the spoils of Hunayn, so much so that by this generous gift, he felt convinced that indeed the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is truly Allah’s Messenger,
who gives with such generosity, without any fear or apprehension.
Because of this, he also invited his people to accept Islam.
Sheep that would fill the area between two mountains—
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) granted Safwan bin Umayyah a large number of sheep from the spoils of Hunayn, so much so that by this generous gift, he felt convinced that indeed the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is truly Allah’s Messenger,
who gives with such generosity, without any fear or apprehension.
Because of this, he also invited his people to accept Islam.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6020
