Hadith 17576

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ ، عن دُكَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعُونَ وَأَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ ، نَسْأَلُهُ الطَّعَامَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعُمَرَ : " قُمْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ " قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا مَا يُقَيِّظُنِي وَالصِّبْيَةَ قَالَ وَكِيعٌ الْقَيْظُ فِي كَلَامِ الْعَرَبِ : أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ ، قَالَ : " قُمْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ " قَالَ عُمَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، سَمْعًا وَطَاعَةً . قَالَ : فَقَامَ عُمَرُ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ ، فَصَعِدَ بِنَا إِلَى غُرْفَةٍ لَهُ ، فَأَخْرَجَ الْمِفْتَاحَ مِنْ حُجْزَتِهِ ، فَفَتَحَ الْبَابَ . قَالَ دُكَيْنٌ : فَإِذَا فِي الْغُرْفَةِ مِنَ التَّمْرِ شَبِيهٌ بِالْفَصِيلِ الرَّابِضِ ، قَالَ : شَأْنَكُمْ . قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا حَاجَتَهُ مَا شَاءَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ الْتَفَتُّ وَإِنِّي لَمِنْ آخِرِهِمْ وَكَأَنَّا لَمْ نَرْزَأْ مِنْهُ تَمْرَةً .
It is narrated from Hazrat Dakin bin Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we presented ourselves before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and our total number was four hundred and forty people. We came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a request for grain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), "Get up and give them grain." He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) I have only as much grain as will suffice me and my children for just four months." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated his command. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) whatever your command, I will fulfill it immediately." So Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up, and we also went with him. He took us to one of his rooms, took out the key, and opened the door. We saw that there were heaps of dates in the room like the young of a goat. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Take as much as you want." So each of us took dates according to our need. I was the last among them. When I observed, it seemed as if even after all of us together had taken, not a single date had decreased from it.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17576
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