9/41. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1682 — Feeding, Clothing and Giving Drink
On The Excellence Of Supplying Drinking Water
Hadith About Feeding the Hungry and Giving Drink
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1682
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1682
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِشْكَابَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، - الَّذِي كَانَ يَنْزِلُ فِي بَنِي دَالاَنَ - عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ كَسَا مُسْلِمًا ثَوْبًا عَلَى عُرْىٍ كَسَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ خُضْرِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ أَطْعَمَ مُسْلِمًا عَلَى جُوعٍ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ثِمَارِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ سَقَى مُسْلِمًا عَلَى ظَمَإٍ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الرَّحِيقِ الْمَخْتُومِ " .
Abu Sa'id Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any Muslim clothes a Muslim when he is naked, Allah will clothe him with some green garments of Paradise; if any Muslim feeds a Muslim when he is hungry, Allah will feed him with some of the fruits of Paradise; and if any Muslim gives a Muslim drink when he is thirsty, Allah will give him some of the pure wine which is sealed to drink.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1682In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 127English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1678
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1682
This hadith about feeding the hungry, clothing the needy, and giving drink to the thirsty speaks about care in very direct terms. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentions three types of help: clothing a Muslim who lacks clothing, feeding a Muslim who is hungry, and giving drink to a Muslim who is thirsty. For each act, the hadith mentions a reward from Paradise. The focus is not on large public acts. It is on seeing a real need and meeting it. The search phrase “hadith about helping the needy” fits this narration well because the text joins faith with practical kindness. It teaches that sadaqah can be food, clothing, or water when someone needs them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Helping people with basic needs is praised in this narration.
- Food, clothing, and drink are all forms of charity in the text.
- The hadith links kind action toward Muslims in need with reward from Allah.
