Hadith 234

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِسْمَةً ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَغَيْرُ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحَقُّ مِنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّهُمْ خَيَّرُونِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَسْأَلُونِي بِالْفُحْشِ ، أَوْ يُبَخِّلُونِي ، فَلَسْتُ بِبَاخِلٍ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed some things. I said: O Messenger of Allah! There were other people who were more deserving of this than those whom you left out. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They gave me the choice either to give in an inappropriate manner or to be considered miserly, but I am not miserly." (Benefit: The meaning is that if I did not give anything to the people of Suffa, it was not because I kept something back for myself, and if I gave to others, I did so keeping their needs in view.)
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 234
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 1056