77/18. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5810 — The Prophet’s Generosity with the Burda
Al-Burud, Al-Hibar and Ash-Shamla
وَقَالَ خَبَّابٌ شَكَوْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهْوَ مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً لَهُ.
Hadith About the Burda and the Prophet’s Generosity
Sahih Bukhari : 5810
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5810
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ بِبُرْدَةٍ ـ قَالَ سَهْلٌ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا الْبُرْدَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ الشَّمْلَةُ، مَنْسُوجٌ فِي حَاشِيَتِهَا ـ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَسَجْتُ هَذِهِ بِيَدِي أَكْسُوكَهَا. فَأَخَذَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَإِنَّهَا لإِزَارُهُ، فَجَسَّهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اكْسُنِيهَا. قَالَ " نَعَمْ ". فَجَلَسَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ، فَطَوَاهَا ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ مَا أَحْسَنْتَ، سَأَلْتَهَا إِيَّاهُ وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَرُدُّ سَائِلاً. فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللَّهِ مَا سَأَلْتُهَا إِلاَّ لِتَكُونَ كَفَنِي يَوْمَ أَمُوتُ. قَالَ سَهْلٌ فَكَانَتْ كَفَنَهُ.
Abu Hazim Narrated from:
Shahl bin Sa`d said, "A lady came with a Burda. Sahl then asked (the people), "Do you know what Burda is?" Somebody said, "Yes. it is a Shamla with a woven border." Sahl added, "The lady said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have knitted this (Burda) with my own hands for you to wear it." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took it and he was in need of it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out to us and he was wearing it as an Izar.A man from the people felt it and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Give it to me to wear.' The Prophet (ﷺ) s said, 'Yes.' Then he sat there for some time (and when he went to his house), he folded it and sent it to him. The people said to that man, 'You have not done a right thing. You asked him for it, though you know that he does not put down anybody's request.' The man said, 'By Allah! I have only asked him so that it may be my shroud when I die." Sahl added, "Late it was his shroud."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5810In-book reference : Book 77, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 701
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5810
This hadith about the Burda shows a clear picture of the Prophet’s generous character. A woman brought a garment she had made with her own hands and gave it to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم so he could wear it. The report says he accepted it while he was in need of it, which makes the next part even more striking. When a man asked him for that same garment, he said yes and later sent it to him. The people blamed the man because they knew the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not turn away a person who asked. The man then explained that he wanted it as his shroud. The main lesson is simple: the Prophet’s giving nature was known, even when the item was personally useful to him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted a sincere handmade gift from a woman.
- He gave to someone who asked, even though he had needed the garment.
- The companions understood that asking from him carried a serious weight.
- A person may seek blessing through something connected to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, as shown in the man’s intention.
