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Sunan Ibn Majah 4134 — Blessed Giving
The most wealthy
Hadith About Blessed Giving and Daily Provision
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4134
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4134
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا غَسَّانُ بْنُ بُرْزِينَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا غَسَّانُ بْنُ بُرْزِينَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارُ بْنُ سَلاَمَةَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ السَّلِيطِيِّ، عَنْ نُقَادَةَ الأَسَدِيِّ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْتَمْنِحُهُ نَاقَةً فَرَدَّهُ ثُمَّ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى رَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ بِنَاقَةٍ فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِيهَا وَفِيمَنْ بَعَثَ بِهَا " . قَالَ نُقَادَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَفِيمَنْ جَاءَ بِهَا قَالَ " وَفِيمَنْ جَاءَ بِهَا " . ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُلِبَتْ فَدَرَّتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَ فُلاَنٍ " . لِلْمَانِعِ الأَوَّلِ " وَاجْعَلْ رِزْقَ فُلاَنٍ يَوْمًا بِيَوْمٍ " . لِلَّذِي بَعَثَ بِالنَّاقَةِ .
Nuqadah Al-Asadi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to a man whom he was talking to lend him a she-camel (for milking) and to be returned, but he refused. Then he sent me to another man, who sent a she-camel to him. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw it, he said: ‘O Allah, bless it and bless the one who sent it.’”Nuqadah said: "I said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): 'And for the one who brought it.' He said: 'And (bless) the one who brought it.' Then he ordered that it should be milked and it yielded plenty of milk. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'O Allah, increase the wealth of so-and-so,' meaning the first one who did not give a camel; 'and give so-and-so provision day by day,' meaning the one who had sent the she-camel."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4134In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4134
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4134
This hadith shows a clear contrast between withholding and giving. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Nuqadah to a man to ask for a she-camel to be used for milk and returned, but the man refused. Then he sent him to another man, who sent a she-camel. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw it, he prayed for blessing upon it and upon the one who sent it. Nuqadah asked that the one who brought it also be included, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم included him. The camel was milked and gave plenty. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed for increased wealth for the one who refused and daily provision for the one who gave. This hadith about giving and provision shows blessing tied to helpful generosity.
What we learn from this hadith
- Helping with a needed item is praised through the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم prayer for blessing.
- The one who delivered the help was also included in the prayer when asked.
- The she-camel gave plenty of milk after the supplication for blessing.
- The narration contrasts increase in wealth with provision given day by day.
