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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt (may Allah be pleased with her)
Hadith Number 330
Hadith 330
اُردوEn
330 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: أَخْبَرُونِي عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَعِيطٍ قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَي ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: الْكَاشِحُ الْعَدَوُّ
Sayyidah Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The best charity is that which is given to a relative who harbors enmity." Sufyan says: I have not heard this narration from Zuhri.
Imam Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The meaning of the word «كاشح» (used in the text of the narration) is 'enemy.'
Imam Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The meaning of the word «كاشح» (used in the text of the narration) is 'enemy.'
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
This hadith proves that one should give charity and alms even to an enemy, especially when the enemy is among close relatives. When Munazir-e-Islam Hafiz Thanaullah Amritsari rahimahullah was subjected to an assassination attempt, he was severely injured. When his condition improved somewhat, he inquired about the state of the attacker. People informed him that the attacker was in prison and that there was no one to provide for his children at home. Upon hearing this, Munazir-e-Islam Amritsari rahimahullah sent a considerable amount of provisions from his own home to the attacker's family and continued to look after them until the attacker was released from prison.
This hadith proves that one should give charity and alms even to an enemy, especially when the enemy is among close relatives. When Munazir-e-Islam Hafiz Thanaullah Amritsari rahimahullah was subjected to an assassination attempt, he was severely injured. When his condition improved somewhat, he inquired about the state of the attacker. People informed him that the attacker was in prison and that there was no one to provide for his children at home. Upon hearing this, Munazir-e-Islam Amritsari rahimahullah sent a considerable amount of provisions from his own home to the attacker's family and continued to look after them until the attacker was released from prison.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 330
