Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2477
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضْيَافَ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ يَأْوُونَ عَلَى أَهْلٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَأَشُدُّ الْحَجَرَ عَلَى بَطْنِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى طَرِيقِهِمُ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ فَمَرَّ بِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلاَّ لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ إِلاَّ لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي وَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ " . قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " الْحَقْ " . وَمَضَى فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ وَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَوَجَدَ قَدَحًا مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَقَالَ " مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ لَكُمْ " . قِيلَ أَهْدَاهُ لَنَا فُلاَنٌ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ " . قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ . فَقَالَ " الْحَقْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ فَادْعُهُمْ " . وَهُمْ أَضْيَافُ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ يَأْوُونَ عَلَى أَهْلٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فِيهَا فَسَاءَنِي ذَلِكَ وَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا الْقَدَحُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسَيَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أُدِيرَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُصِيبَ مِنْهُ مَا يُغْنِينِي وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بُدٌّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ فَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خُذِ الْقَدَحَ وَأَعْطِهِمْ " . فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُنَاوِلُهُ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يُرْوَى ثُمَّ يَرُدُّهُ فَأُنَاوِلُهُ الآخَرَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ رَوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَتَبَسَّمَ فَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ اشْرَبْ " . فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اشْرَبْ " . فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَشْرَبُ وَيَقُولُ " اشْرَبْ " . حَتَّى قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَسْلَكًا فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَسَمَّى ثُمَّ شَرِبَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported: ‘The people of the Suffah were guests of the Muslims, with no family or wealth to rely on. By Allah, besides whom there is no god, I would lie with my side against the ground from hunger and tie a stone to my stomach. One day I sat along the route the Companions used as they went out. Abu Bakr passed, and I asked him about a verse from the Book of Allah, hoping only that he would invite me to go with him, but he passed on without doing so. Then Umar passed, and I asked him about a verse for the same reason, but he too passed on without doing so. Then Abul-Qasim [the Prophet] passed. When he saw me, he smiled and said, “Abu Hurairah?” I replied, “At your service, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Come along,” and went on. I followed him to his house and asked permission to enter; he let me in. He found a bowl of milk and asked, “Where did this milk come from?” They said, “So-and-so gave it to us.” He called, “Abu Hurairah!” I replied, “At your service.” He said, “Go to the people of the Suffah and invite them.” They were guests of the Muslims with no family or wealth to rely on. Whenever charity came to him, he sent it to them and did not partake of it; when a gift came, he sent for them to share it with him. This troubled me. I wondered what this bowl would amount to among the people of the Suffah, when I was the one sent to fetch them. I thought he would have me pass it around, leaving little for me, though I hoped it would be enough to satisfy me. Still, I had no choice but to obey Allah and His Messenger. I went and invited them. When they entered and sat down, he said, “Abu Hurairah, take the bowl and give it to them.” I handed it to each man in turn, and he drank his fill before passing it on. At last it reached the Messenger of Allah, after everyone had drunk their fill. He took the bowl, placed it in his hands, raised his head, smiled, and said, “Abu Hurairah, drink.” I drank, and he said, “Drink.” I kept drinking as he repeated, “Drink,” until I said, “By the One who sent you with the truth, I can find no room for any more.” He took the bowl, praised Allah, invoked His name, and drank.’ Abu Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The English witness renders Ahl al-Suffah as ‘people of As-Suffah’; the translation retains this name for the group of impoverished guests described in the report.