49/47. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3839 — Blessing in Dates
The Virtues Of Abu Hurairah, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Hadith About Blessing in Dates and Barakah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3839
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3839
حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْقَزَّازُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُهَاجِرُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ الرِّيَاحِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِتَمَرَاتٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ فِيهِنَّ بِالْبَرَكَةِ . فَضَمَّهُنَّ ثُمَّ دَعَا لِي فِيهِنَّ بِالْبَرَكَةِ فَقَالَ لِي " خُذْهُنَّ وَاجْعَلْهُنَّ فِي مِزْوَدِكَ هَذَا أَوْ فِي هَذَا الْمِزْوَدِ كُلَّمَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَأَدْخِلْ فِيهِ يَدَكَ فَخُذْهُ وَلاَ تَنْثُرْهُ نَثْرًا " . فَقَدْ حَمَلْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ وَسْقٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَكُنَّا نَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ وَنُطْعِمُ وَكَانَ لاَ يُفَارِقُ حَقْوِي حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمُ قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ فَإِنَّهُ انْقَطَعَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I Came To The Prophet (ﷺ) With Some Dates And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah, Supplicate To Allah To Bless Them.' So He Took Them And Supplicated For Me For Blessing In Them, And Then Said To Me: 'Take Them And Put Them In This Bag Of Yours - Or This Bag - And Whenever You Intend To Take Any From It, Then Put Your Hand In It And Take It, And Do Not Scatter Them All About.' So I Carried Such And Such Wasq Of Those Dates In The Cause Of Allah. We Used To Eat From It, And Give Others To Eat, And It (The Bag) Would Not Part From My Waist Until The Day 'Uthman Was Killed, For They Had Run Out.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3839In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 239English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3839
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3839
This hadith about blessing in dates tells of Abu Hurairah bringing some dates to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and asking him to supplicate to Allah for blessing in them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took the dates, prayed for blessing, and told Abu Hurairah to place them in his bag. He also instructed him to put his hand in and take from it when needed, and not scatter them all about. Abu Hurairah then mentions that he carried a large amount from those dates in the cause of Allah, ate from them, and fed others. The narration connects dua, barakah, careful use, and sharing food without making claims beyond the stated event.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Hurairah asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to supplicate for blessing in the dates.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed him to take from the bag without scattering them.
- Abu Hurairah used the dates for himself and to feed others.
