Hadith on Miscellany: Allah Says In His Book: 'By No Means Shall You Attain Al-Birr, Unless You Spend (In Allah'S Cause) Of That Which You Love,' And The Dearest Of My Property Is Bairuha So I Have Given It As Sadaqah (Charity) For Allah'S Sake, And I Anticipate Its Reward With Him; So Spend It, O Messenger Of Allah, As Allah Guides You

Riyad as-Salihin 297 (Book) #38682

Charity of that which you Love

SUMMARY: Abu Talhah was the richest among the Ansar of Al-Madinah and he gave away his most beloved property as charity for Allah's sake.

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) was the richest among the Ansar of Al-Madinah and possessed the largest property from palm-trees, and among his possessions what he loved most, was his garden known as Bairuha which was opposite the mosque, and Messenger of Allah ﷺ often visited it and drank from its fresh water. When this Ayah was revealed: "By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness - here it means Allah's reward, ie, Jannah), unless you spend (in Allah's Cause) of that which you love," (3:92), Abu Talhah came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Allah says in His Book: 'By no means shall you attain Al-Birr, unless you spend (in Allah's Cause) of that which you love,' and the dearest of my property is Bairuha so I have given it as Sadaqah (charity) for Allah's sake, and I anticipate its reward with Him; so spend it, O Messenger of Allah, as Allah guides you". Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Well-done! That is profit earning property. I have heard what you have said, but I think you should spend it on your nearest relatives". So Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) distributed it among nearest relatives and cousins. Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كان أبو طلحة رضي الله عنه أكثر الأنصار بالمدينة مالاً من نخل، وكان أحب أمواله إليه بيرحاء، وكانت مستقبلة المسجد، وكان رسول الله ﷺ يدخلها ويشرب من ماء فيها طيب قال أنس‏:‏ فلما نزلت هذه الآية‏:‏ ‏{‏لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون‏}‏ قام أبو طلحة إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال‏:‏ يارسول إن الله تعالى أنزل عليك‏:‏ ‏{‏ لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون‏}‏ وإن أحب مالي إلي بيرحاء، وإنها صدقة لله تعالى أرجو برها وذخرها عند الله تعالى، فضعها يا رسول الله حيث أراك الله، فقال رسول الله ﷺ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ بخٍ‏!‏ ذلك مال رابح، ذلك مال رابح، وقد سمعت ما قلت، وإني أرى أن تجعلها في الأقربين‏"‏ فقال أبو طلحة‏:‏ أفعل يا رسول الله، فقسمها أبو طلحة في أقاربه، وبني عمه‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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charity * love * reward * property

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Give away what you love for Allah's sake

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith is about a man named Abu Talhah who was one of the wealthiest people in Madinah. He owned a lot of palm trees, but his favorite possession was a garden called Bairuha. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ often visited this garden and drank from its fresh water. One day, when an ayat from the Quran was revealed, it said that no one can attain piety unless they spend what they love in Allah’s cause. So Abu Talhah offered to give away his beloved garden as charity for Allah’s sake, expecting reward from Him in return. The Prophet ﷺ accepted this offer but suggested that he should instead distribute it among his nearest relatives and cousins so everyone could benefit from it equally. This hadith teaches us to be generous with our wealth by giving away what we love for Allah’s sake, even if it is something very dear to us like our possessions or time; because only then can we attain piety and receive rewards from God Almighty Himself!

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