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feed them. Abū Bakr took three of them with him, as reported in the two Sahīh collections from ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abī Bakr (1), who said:

“The people of the Suffah were poor. Once, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Whoever has food for two should take a third person with him, and whoever has food for four should take a fifth and a sixth,’ or words to that effect. Abū Bakr took three with him, and the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took ten.” He then related the rest of the hadith (2).

Zayd ibn Aslam narrated from his father, who reported that ‘Umar said:

“The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, instructed us to give charity. This happened at a time when I had some wealth, so I said to myself: ‘Today I shall outdo Abū Bakr, if I am ever to outdo him.’ I brought half my wealth, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked: ‘What have you left for your family?’ I replied: ‘As much as this.’ Abū Bakr brought all the wealth he had, and he asked him: ‘Abū Bakr, what have you left for your family?’ He replied: ‘I have left them Allah and His Messenger.’ I then said: ‘I shall never compete with you in anything again.’”

This was narrated by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī. Al-Tirmidhī said: “It is an authentic hadith” (3).

(1) N, M, S: ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abī Bakra; this is an error. (2) The hadith narrated by ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abī Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) is recorded in al-Bukhārī, 1/120 (Book of Prayer Times, Chapter on Evening Conversation with Guests and Family), 4/194 (Book of Virtues, Chapter on the Signs of Prophethood in Islam); and al-Musnad (al-Ma‘ārif edition), nos. 1702, 1704, 1712, 1713. (3) This hadith was cited earlier, 2/52.

طُعْمَتِهِمْ، فَذَهَبَ بِثَلَاثَةٍ، كَمَا فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ (١) ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصُّفَّةِ كَانُوا نَاسًا فَقَرَاءَ، وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَرَّةً: " مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ اثْنَيْنِ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِثَالِثٍ، وَمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِخَامِسٍ وَسَادِسٍ، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ: وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَاءَ بِثَلَاثَةٍ، وَانْطَلَقَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَشَرَةٍ» وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ (٢) . وَرَوَى زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: «قَالَ عُمَرُ: أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَتَصَدَّقَ وَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ مَالًا عِنْدِي، فَقُلْتُ: الْيَوْمَ أَسْبِقُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْ سَبَقْتُهُ يَوْمًا، فَجِئْتُ بِنِصْفِ مَالِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لِأَهْلِكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: مِثْلَهُ، قَالَ: وَأَتَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِكُلِّ مَالٍ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ: " يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لِأَهْلِكَ "، فَقَالَ: أَبْقَيْتُ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: لَا أُسَابِقُكَ إِلَى شَيْءٍ أَبَدًا» ، رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ، وَقَالَ: حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ (٣) .

(١) ن، م، س: عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٢) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ١/١٢٠ (كِتَابُ الْمَوَاقِيتِ، بَابُ السَّمَرِ مَعَ الضَّيْفِ وَالْأَهْلِ) ، ٤/١٩٤ (كِتَابُ الْمَنَاقِبِ، بَابُ عَلَامَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْمَعَارِفِ) الْأَرْقَامُ ١٧٠٢، ١٧٠٤، ١٧١٢، ١٧١٣. (٣) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٢/٥٢.