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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

559 – ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once distributed some property, whereupon I remarked, “Messenger of Allah, others were more entitled to it than they are.” He replied, “They have left me to choose between their using coarse language with me or branding me as stingy (1), and I am not stingy.” Reported by Muslim.

560 – Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim (may Allah be pleased with him) related: While he was travelling with the Prophet ﷺ on the return journey from Ḥunayn, some Bedouins clung to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asking him for handouts. They pressed upon him until they forced him against a samurah tree, which snatched off his cloak. The Prophet ﷺ stopped and said, “Give me back my cloak. Were I to have livestock as numerous as the trees of this valley of ʿiḍāh, I would distribute them among you; then you would never find me miserly, untruthful, or cowardly.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.
“Maqfalatan” means on the way back. “As-samurah” is a type of tree. “Al-ʿiḍāh” refers to thorny desert trees.

561 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Charity does not decrease wealth. Allah only increases a servant in honor when he forgives, and no one humbles himself for Allah’s sake except that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, elevates him.” Reported by Muslim.

562 – Abū Kabshah ʿAmr ibn Saʿd al-Anmārī (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “There are three matters about which I swear, and I will relate to you something, so commit it to memory: The wealth of a servant is never diminished by charity; whenever a servant is wronged and bears it patiently, Allah increases him only in honor; and whenever a servant opens the door of begging, Allah opens for him a door of poverty—or words to that effect. And I will relate to you something, so remember it: This world is for four kinds of people. First: a servant whom Allah has granted wealth and knowledge; he fears his Lord regarding it, maintains family ties with it, and recognizes Allah’s right in it—such a person is in the loftiest station. Second: a servant whom Allah has granted knowledge but not wealth; he is sincere in his intention and says, ‘If I had wealth, I would do what so-and-so does.’ He is rewarded for his intention, and the two are equal in reward. Third: a servant whom Allah has granted wealth but not knowledge, and he …"

(1) In other words, because their faith was weak they kept pressing me with their requests, and their circumstances forced me either to state my own need bluntly or to be branded a miser—though I am not miserly.

٥٥٩ - وعن عمر رضي الله عنه قال : قسم رسول الله ﷺ قسماً ، فَقُلْتُ : يا رسول الله لَغَيْرُ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ ؟ فقال : « إِنَّهُمْ خَيْرُونِي أَنْ يَسْأَلُونِي بِالْفُحْشِ ، أَوْ يُبَخِّلُونِي (١) ، وَلَسْتُ بِبَاخِلٍ » رواه مسلم . ٥٦٠ - وعن جبير بن مطعم رضي الله عنه أنه قال : بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَسِيرُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَقْفَلَةً مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ ، فَعَلِقَهُ الْأَعْرَابُ يَسْأَلُونَهُ ، حَتَّى اضْطَرُّوهُ إِلَى سَمُرَةَ ، فَخَطِفَتْ رِدَاءَهُ ، فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ : « أَعْطُونِي رِدَائِي ، فَلَوْ كَانَ لِي عَدَدُ هَذِهِ الْعِضَاهُ نَعَمًا ، لَقَسَمْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ ، ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُونِي بَخِيلًا وَلَا كَذَّابًا وَلَا جَبَانًا » رواه البخاري . « مَقْفَلَةً » أي : حال رجوعه . و « السَّمُرَةُ » : شَجَرَةٌ . و « الْعِضَاهُ » : شَجَرٌ لَهُ شَوْكٌ . ٥٦١ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ ، وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلَّا عِزًّا ، وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ » رواه مسلم . ٥٦٢ - وعن أبي كبشة عمرو بن سعد الأنماري رضي الله عنه ، أنه سمع رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « ثَلَاثَةٌ أَقْسَمُ عَلَيْهِنَّ ، وَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فَأَحْفَظُوهُ : مَا نَقَصَ مَالُ عَبْدٍ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ ، وَلَا ظُلِمَ عَبْدٌ مَظْلَمَةً صَبَرَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا زَادَهُ اللَّهُ عِزًّا ، وَلَا فَتَحَ عَبْدٌ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ إِلَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ - أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا - وَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا فَأَحْفَظُوهُ قَالَ : « إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا لِأَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ : عَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَعِلْمًا ، فَهُوَ يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ ، وَيَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ ، وَيَعْلَمُ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ حَقًّا ، فَهَذَا بِأَفْضَلِ الْمَنَازِلِ . وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا ، وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ مَالًا ، فَهُوَ صَادِقُ النِّيَّةِ يَقُولُ : لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالًا لَعَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلَانٍ ، فَهُوَ بِنِيَّتِهِ ، فَأَجْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ . وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا ، وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ عِلْمًا ، فَهُوَ

(١) أي : أنهم ألحوا علي في السؤال لضعف إيمانهم ، والجؤوني بمقتضى حالهم إلى السؤال بالفحش ، أو نسبتي إلى البخل ولست بباخل ! .