Hadith 2473

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ , سَمِعَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ , يَقُولُ : " خَرَجْتُ فِي يَوْمٍ شَاتٍ مِنْ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ إِهَابًا مَعْطُوبًا فَحَوَّلْتُ وَسَطَهُ فَأَدْخَلْتُهُ عُنُقِي وَشَدَدْتُ وَسَطِي ، فَحَزَمْتُهُ بِخُوصِ النَّخْلِ وَإِنِّي لَشَدِيدُ الْجُوعِ وَلَوْ كَانَ فِي بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامٌ لَطَعِمْتُ مِنْهُ ، فَخَرَجْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ شَيْئًا ، فَمَرَرْتُ بِيَهُودِيٍّ فِي مَالٍ لَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْقِي بِبَكَرَةٍ لَهُ فَاطَّلَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ثُلْمَةٍ فِي الْحَائِطِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا لَكَ يَا أَعْرَابِيُّ ، هَلْ لَكَ فِي كُلِّ دَلْوٍ بِتَمْرَةٍ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَافْتَحْ الْبَابَ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ ، فَفَتَحَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَأَعْطَانِي دَلْوَهُ ، فَكُلَّمَا نَزَعْتُ دَلْوًا أَعْطَانِي تَمْرَةً حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَلَأَتْ كَفِّي أَرْسَلْتُ دَلْوَهُ ، وَقُلْتُ : حَسْبِي ، فَأَكَلْتُهَا ثُمَّ جَرَعْتُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَشَرِبْتُ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهِ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
´Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi said:` "Someone narrated to me that he heard 'ali bin abi Talib saying: 'I went out on a cold day from the house of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). I had taken a tanned skin, si I tore it in the middle, and out it over my neck, and wrapped my mid-section, fastening it with a palm leave. I was severely hungry, and if there was food in the house of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) I would have eaten some of it. I went in search of something. I passed by a Jew on his property drawing water (from a well) with a pulley. I watched him from a gap in the fence. He said: "what is wrong with you O Arab1 Would you like to get a date for every bucket?" I said: "Yes. Open the door so I can come in." He opened the door, I entered and he gave me his bucket. Then for every bucket I pulled out, he would give me a date, until when it was enough for me. I put his bucket down and said: "I think I had enough to eat" then I scooped some water to drink it. Then I came to the Masjid and found the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) in it.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب صفة القيامة والرقائق والورع عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2473
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف، التعليق الرغيب (3 / 109 - 110)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (2473) إسناده ضعيف, ”من سمع“ مجهول : لم أعرفه
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 10338) (ضعیف) (محمد بن کعب قرظی کے استاذ راوی مبہم ہیں)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, it is understood how much the lives of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were afflicted with poverty and hardship,
to the extent that even the condition of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was the same.
Despite this poverty and deprivation, they adopted the path of earning lawful (halal) sustenance,
and were content with whatever was available to them.

Note:
(The teacher-narrator of Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurazi is ambiguous.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2473