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Sahih Muslim 123d — Continuing Generosity After Islam
Clarifying the ruling of the action of an unbeliever if he accepts Islam after it
Hadith About Generosity After Islam and Continuing Good Deeds
Sahih Muslim : 123d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 123d
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ، أَعْتَقَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِائَةَ رَقَبَةٍ وَحَمَلَ عَلَى مِائَةِ بَعِيرٍ ثُمَّ أَعْتَقَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ مِائَةَ رَقَبَةٍ وَحَمَلَ عَلَى مِائَةِ بَعِيرٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِهِمْ .
Hisham b. 'Urwa Narrated from:
Hakim b. Hizam freed one hundred slave and donated one hundred camels (for the sake of Allah) during the state of ignorance. Then he freed one hundred slaves and donated one hundred camel (for the sake of Allah) after) he had embraced Islam. He subsequently came to the Apostle (ﷺ). The rest of the hadith is the same as narrated above.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 123dIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 233USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 225
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 123d
This narration focuses on the large acts of Hakim b. Hizam. He freed one hundred slaves and donated one hundred camels before Islam. Then, after embracing Islam, he freed one hundred slaves again and donated one hundred camels again. The rest of the hadith carries the same meaning as the reports before it. This hadith about generosity after Islam shows a powerful pattern: good should not stop when faith begins; it should become clearer and more devoted. The text names freeing slaves and giving camels, so the lesson stays close to generosity and service. Hakim’s example also shows that earlier good can become a push toward more good.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hakim freed many slaves and gave many camels before Islam.
- He also repeated major acts of giving after embracing Islam.
- The narration shows continuity in good works after faith.
- Large acts of generosity are mentioned without turning them into a reason for arrogance.
