صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih Adab al-Mufrad
Part One: Ahadith 1 to 249
باب سخاوة النفس
Generosity of soul
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Hadith 210
210/276(صحيح)- عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " ليس الغنى عن كثرة العرض، ولكن الغنى غنى النفس".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "Wealth is not due to having a lot of possessions, but true wealth is the richness of the heart."
Hadith 211
211/277 (صحيح) عن أنس قال: " خدمت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عشر سنين، فما قال لي : أف قط، وما قال لي لشيء لم أفعله: ألا كنت فعلته؟ ولا لشيء فعلته: لم فعلته؟".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I served the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for ten years, but he never even said "uff" to me, and regarding something I did not do, he never said, "Why did you not do it?" And regarding something I did do, he never said, "Why did you do this?"
Hadith 212
212/278 عن أنس بن مالك قال: " كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رحيماً، وكان لا يأتيه أحدٌ إلا وعده، وأنجز له إن كان عنده، وأقيمت الصلاة، وجاءه أعرابي فأخذ بثوبه فقال: إنما بقي من حاجتي يسيرة؛ وأخاف أنساها، فقام معه حتى فرغ من حاجته، ثم أقبل فصلّى".
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was very compassionate. When anyone came to him (for their need), he would make a promise to them and fulfill it, provided he had it with him. (Once) the iqamah for prayer was given and a Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), grabbed his garment, and said: "I have a small need left, I fear I might forget it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went with him until his need was fulfilled, and then returned and led the prayer.
Hadith 213
213/279(صحيح)- عن جابر قال: " ما سئل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم شيئاً فقال: لا"(1).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never said "no" in response to any request.
Hadith 214
214/280(صحيح الإسناد)- عن عبد الله بن الزبير قال: ما رأيت امرأتين أجود من عائشة وأسماء، وجودهما مختلف، أما عائشة فكانت تجمع الشيء إلى الشيء، حتى إذا كان اجتمع عندها قسمت، وأما أسماء فكانت لا تمسك شيئاً لغد.
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I have not seen any two women more generous than Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The manner of their generosity was different. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to accumulate wealth, and when some wealth was collected with her, she would distribute it. As for Asma (may Allah be pleased with her), her way was that she would not save anything for the next day (i.e., she would spend whatever she had each day).
