The Sufficient (Vol 4) · Hadith 151 (#Ḥadīth #5)
Chapter 34 | Understanding Generosity and Munificence
5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَفْدٌ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ كَانَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ كَلاماً وَأَشَدَّهُمْ اسْتِقْصَاءً فِي مُحَاجَّةِ النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) حَتَّى الْتَوَى عِرْقُ الْغَضَبِ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَتَرَبَّدَ وَجْهُهُ وَأَطْرَقَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَقَالَ رَبُّكَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلامَ وَيَقُولُ لَكَ هَذَا رَجُلٌ سَخِيٌّ يُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ فَسَكَنَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الْغَضَبُ وَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ لَوْ لا أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنَّكَ سَخِيٌّ تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ لَشَرَدْتُ بِكَ وَجَعَلْتُكَ حَدِيثاً لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيُحِبُّ السَّخَاءَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله وَأَنَّكَ رَسُولُ الله وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لا رَدَدْتُ مِنْ مَالِي أَحَداً.
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Husayn ibn abu Sa‘id al-Mukariy from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said that a delegate from Yemen once came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. Among them, there was a man who was the greatest among them in speaking and most intense in arguing with the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet became angry and the sweat of anger appeared between his eyes, his complexion changed, and he began to look down on the ground. Jibril (Gabriel) came to him and said, ‘Your Lord sends you greetings of peace and says, “This is a generous man. He provides food (for people).” The anger of the Holy Prophet calmed down. He raised his head and said,
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