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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2352 — Love and Help the Needy
What Has Been Related About 'The Poor Among The Muhajirin Will Enter Paradise Before The Rich Among Them'
Hadith About Loving the Needy and Giving Even a Date
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2352
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2352
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ وَاصِلٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَابِدُ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ اللَّيْثِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مِسْكِينًا وَأَمِتْنِي مِسْكِينًا وَاحْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَةِ الْمَسَاكِينِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " . فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " إِنَّهُمْ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا يَا عَائِشَةُ لاَ تَرُدِّي الْمِسْكِينَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَحِبِّي الْمَسَاكِينَ وَقَرِّبِيهِمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقَرِّبُكِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "O Allah! Cause Me To Live Needy, And Cause Me To Die Needy And Gather Me In The Group Of The Needy On The Day Of Resurrection." 'Aishah Said: "Why O Messenger Of Allah?" He Said: "Indeed They Enter Paradise Before Their Rich By Forty Autumns. O 'Aishah! Do Not Turn Away The Needy Even If With A Piece Of Date. O 'Aishah! Love The Needy And Be Near Them, For Indeed Allah Will Make You Near On The Day Of Judgement."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2352In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2352
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2352
This hadith about the needy includes a supplication of the Prophet (s.a.w): to live needy, die needy, and be gathered with the needy on the Day of Resurrection. When Aishah asked why, he said they enter Paradise before their rich by forty autumns. He then gave her a direct instruction: do not turn away the needy, even with a piece of date. He also told her to love the needy and bring them near, saying that Allah would bring her near on the Day of Judgment. The hadith teaches respect, nearness, and giving, even when the gift is small.
What we learn from this hadith
- The needy should not be turned away, even if the gift is small.
- The Prophet (s.a.w) told Aishah to love the needy and bring them near.
- The narration links care for the needy with nearness on the Day of Judgment.
