Sakhawat e Mustafa

Book Name:Sakhawat e Mustafa

support of Muslims, and in the path of Allah Almighty.

Blessed events of the Prophet's صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم generosity:

In the Battle of Hunayn, the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم displayed such generosity that it cannot be quantified. He gifted many Arab tribesmen 100 camels each.[1]

Hazrat Safwan b. Umayyah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ asked for a herd of goats (before accepting Islam at the Battle of Hunayn), which filled the valley between two mountains, and the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave all of them to him. He went back to his people and said, "O my people! Embrace Islam! By Allah Almighty! Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is so generous that there is no fear of poverty."[2]

The scholars of Islam state:

The blessed generosity of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in a single day was greater than the lifetime generosity of generous kings. The valleys were filled with goats, and the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم kept giving, and people kept flocking to him. When all the wealth was distributed, an Arab villager pulled the blessed shawl from the Prophet's shoulders, leaving a mark on his blessed shoulder and back. He simply said, "O people! Do not be hasty. By Allah! You will never find me stingy."[3]

Similarly, Hazrat Sahl bin Sa'd رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates:

A woman brought a shawl she had woven herself and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have made this shawl with my hands for you to wear." The Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم needed it, so he


 

 



[1] Sahih Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 118, hadith 4337

[2] Mishkat al-Masabih, vol. 2, p. 346, hadith 5806

[3] Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, p. 260, hadith 2821 selected