12/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 998b — Bairaha Given to Relatives
The virtue of spending and giving charity to relatives, spuses, children and parents, even if they are idolaters
Hadith About Giving Charity to Relatives
Sahih Muslim : 998b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 998b
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ { لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ} قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أُرَى رَبَّنَا يَسْأَلُنَا مِنْ أَمْوَالِنَا فَأُشْهِدُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنِّي قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَرْضِي بَرِيحَا لِلَّهِ . قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اجْعَلْهَا فِي قَرَابَتِكَ " . قَالَ فَجَعَلَهَا فِي حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ .
Anas Narrated from:
When this verse was revealed: " You will not attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love," Abu Talha said: I see that our Lord has demanded from us out of our property; so I make you a witness, Messenger of Allah. that I give my land known as Bairaha' for the sake of Allah. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Give that to your relatives. So he gave it to Hassan b. Thabit and Ubayy b. Ka'b.
[2] Âl-'Imrân 3:92.Reference : Sahih Muslim 998bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 53USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2186
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 998b
This Hadith about charity to relatives gives another wording of Abu Talha’s gift. When the verse was revealed about giving from what one loves, Abu Talha understood that Allah was asking from their property. He made the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم a witness that he had given his land Bairaha for the sake of Allah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to place it among his relatives. The narration mentions that Abu Talha gave it to Hassan b. Thabit and Ubayy b. Ka'b. The teaching is clear from the text: valuable charity can be directed to relatives, especially when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guides it that way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Talha responded to the verse by giving land he valued.
- He made the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم a witness to his act of charity.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed the gift toward relatives.
- Charity to relatives is shown as a meaningful form of giving.
