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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1401 to 1499
كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُIt is enough of a sin for a man to neglect those he supports
Hadith 1413
اُردوEn
1413 - أَنَاهُ هِبَةُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ بُنْدَارٍ، نا أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ، نا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، نا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، نا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَعُولُ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "It is enough for a man to be considered sinful that he neglects those whom he is responsible for."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
From this hadith it is established that it is obligatory upon a person to provide for and fulfill the needs of those individuals whose maintenance is his responsibility. The evidence for its being obligatory is that a person is only considered sinful for abandoning an obligation (wajib), and a person is the provider (kafeel) for his family, children, and his slaves; providing their sustenance, expenses, and fulfilling their needs is obligatory upon him. In the same way, Allah Ta’ala has made man responsible for the nourishment of every living being. Whoever is under a person’s care, he has been made responsible for their nourishment; if he does not fulfill this, he will be punished.
It is mentioned in the hadith that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu narrates: “A woman killed a cat by starving it; she neither fed it nor gave it water, nor did she let it go so that it could eat from the earth. As a result of this, that woman was sent to Hell.” [بخاري : 3482 ، كتاب احاديث الانبياء ، مسلم : 2282، تفهيم الاسلام : 2/ 507]
From this hadith it is established that it is obligatory upon a person to provide for and fulfill the needs of those individuals whose maintenance is his responsibility. The evidence for its being obligatory is that a person is only considered sinful for abandoning an obligation (wajib), and a person is the provider (kafeel) for his family, children, and his slaves; providing their sustenance, expenses, and fulfilling their needs is obligatory upon him. In the same way, Allah Ta’ala has made man responsible for the nourishment of every living being. Whoever is under a person’s care, he has been made responsible for their nourishment; if he does not fulfill this, he will be punished.
It is mentioned in the hadith that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu narrates: “A woman killed a cat by starving it; she neither fed it nor gave it water, nor did she let it go so that it could eat from the earth. As a result of this, that woman was sent to Hell.” [بخاري : 3482 ، كتاب احاديث الانبياء ، مسلم : 2282، تفهيم الاسلام : 2/ 507]
