Sahih al-Bukhari 1469

Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) · Hadith 71

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ سَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَعْطَاهُمْ، ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ، حَتَّى نَفِدَ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا يَكُونُ عِنْدِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ أَدَّخِرَهُ عَنْكُمْ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ، وَمَنْ يَتَصَبَّرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللَّهُ، وَمَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدٌ عَطَاءً خَيْرًا وَأَوْسَعَ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Some Ansari persons asked for (something) from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he gave them. They again asked him for (something) and he again gave them. And then they asked him and he gave them again till all that was with him finished. And then he said "If I had anything. I would not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience

Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Kuch Ansaar logon ne Allah ke Rasool se (kuch) maanga aur Aap ne unhe diya. Unhone phir maanga aur Aap ne phir diya. Aur phir maanga aur Aap ne phir diya, yahan tak ke Aap ke paas jo tha sab khatam ho gaya. Phir Aap ne farmaya: "Agar mere paas kuch hota, main use tumse chhupata nahi. (Yaad rakho) Jo bhi doosron se maangne se bacha rahe, Allah use santusht kar dega, aur jo khud-kifayat banne ki koshish kare, Allah use khud-kifayat banata hai. Aur jo sabr karega, Allah use sabr dega. Kisi ko sabr se behtar aur bada tohfa nahi diya gaya."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1469 · Book 24, Hadith 71

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