12/44. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1057a — Patience With a Harsh Request
Giving to those whose hearts have been inclined (towards Islam) and to those for whose faith there is fear if they are not given anything, and putting up with the one who asks rudely due to ignorance, and the Khawarij and rulings regarding them
Hadith About Patience With a Harsh Request
Sahih Muslim : 1057a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1057a
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ، بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَيْهِ رِدَاءٌ نَجْرَانِيٌّ غَلِيظُ الْحَاشِيَةِ فَأَدْرَكَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَجَبَذَهُ بِرِدَائِهِ جَبْذَةً شَدِيدَةً نَظَرْتُ إِلَى صَفْحَةِ عُنُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ أَثَّرَتْ بِهَا حَاشِيَةُ الرِّدَاءِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ جَبْذَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْ لِي مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي عِنْدَكَ . فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَضَحِكَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ لَهُ بِعَطَاءٍ .
Anas b. Malik reported: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had put on a mantle of Najran with a thick border. A bedouin met him and pulled the mantle so violently that I saw this violent pulling leaving marks of the border of the mantle on the skin of the neck of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And he (the bedouin) said: Muhammad, issue command that I should be given out of the wealth of Allah which is at your disposal. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned his attention to him and smiled, and then ordered for him a gift (provision).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1057aIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 166USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2296
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1057a
This hadith is often searched as the hadith about the Bedouin pulling the Prophet’s cloak. Anas describes the scene clearly: the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was wearing a Najrani mantle with a thick border, and a Bedouin pulled it so hard that marks appeared on his neck. The man then asked for wealth from what Allah had placed at the Prophet’s disposal. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) turned to him, smiled, and ordered that he be given a gift. The lesson is not that rude behavior is right. The text shows the Prophet’s patience, restraint, and generosity in a tense moment. He did not respond with anger in the narration. He responded with calm and giving.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) showed patience when treated harshly.
- A person can respond to rudeness without copying it.
- Giving may be used to calm a difficult situation.
- The narration highlights mercy and self-control in a real incident.
