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Sunan an-Nasai 5409 (Book 49, Hadith 31) #19941
Kindness and Generosity in the Face of Wrongdoing

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) taught us to be kind and generous to those who are in need, even if they have wronged us.

It was narrated that 'Abbad bin Shurahbil said: "I came to Al-Madinah with my paternal uncles and entered one of its gardens, where I rubbed an ear of grain (to take some grains). The owner of the garden came, took my cloak and hit me. I came to the Messenger of Allah SAW and sought his help against him. He sent for the man and they brought him. He said: 'What made you do that?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he entered my garden and took one of the ears of grain and rubbed it'. The Messenger of Allah SAW said: 'You did not teach him if he was ignorant, nor feed him if he was hungry. Give him back his cloak'. And the Messenger of Allah SAW ordered me with a Wasq or half a Wasq".
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَشِّرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ شَرَاحِيلَ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ مَعَ عُمُومَتِي الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ حَائِطًا مِنْ حِيطَانِهَا فَفَرَكْتُ مِنْ سُنْبُلِهِ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُ الْحَائِطِ فَأَخَذَ كِسَائِي وَضَرَبَنِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَسْتَعْدِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَجَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ دَخَلَ حَائِطِي فَأَخَذَ مِنْ سُنْبُلِهِ فَفَرَكَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا عَلَّمْتَهُ إِذْ كَانَ جَاهِلاً وَلاَ أَطْعَمْتَهُ إِذْ كَانَ جَائِعًا ارْدُدْ عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَمَرَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِوَسْقٍ أَوْ نِصْفِ وَسْقٍ

TOPICS
kindness  *  generosity  *  wrongdoing  *  ihsan  *  sadaqah  *  wasq

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind & generous towards others regardless if they have wronged you or not; show mercy instead of revenge in such situations .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of kindness and generosity, even when someone has wronged you. It was narrated by 'Abbad bin Shurahbil that he went to a garden with his uncles and took some grains from an ear of grain. The owner of the garden came, took his cloak, and hit him. He then went to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for help against this man. The Prophet asked what made him do that, and he said that 'Abbad had taken one of the ears of grain from his garden without permission. Instead of punishing him for taking something without permission, the Prophet told him to give back 'Abbad's cloak as a form of compensation for not teaching or feeding him if he was ignorant or hungry respectively. He also ordered 'Abbad with a Wasq or half a Wasq as compensation for being wronged by this man. This hadith teaches us that we should always be kind and generous towards others regardless if they have wronged us or not; it is important to show mercy instead of revenge in such situations as it will bring more benefit than harm in our lives both spiritually and physically.

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