Hadith #142
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُعَاذٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ إِنَّ سَائِلًا وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِهِمْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ جَدَّتُهُ حَوَّاءُ أَط
ْعِمُوهُ تَمْرًا قَالُوا لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا قَالَتْ فَاسْقُوهُ سَوِيقًا قَالُوا الْعَجَبُ لَكِ نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نُطْعِمَهُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا قَالَتْ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا تَرُدُّوا السَّائِلَ وَلَوْ بِظِلْفٍ مُحْرَقٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الملك بن عمرو
زهير بن محمد
عمرو بن معاذ الأنصاري
English Translation
It was narrated from a female Companion (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "Feed him dates." They said: "We do not have any." She said: "Then give him gruel." They said: "It is strange of you — can we give him what we do not have?" She said: "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Do not turn away the beggar even if it is with a burnt hoof.'"
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 49, Hadith 142
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 26180
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-62570