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Sahih al-Bukhari 2211

Hind, the mother of Muawiyah said to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), “Abu Sufyan (her husband) is a miser. Am I allowed to take from his money secretly?” The Prophet (sallallahu…

Aishah bint Abi Bakrnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها

قَالَتْ هِنْدٌ أُمُّ مُعَاوِيَةَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ شَحِيحٌ، فَهَلْ عَلَىَّ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ آخُذَ مِنْ مَالِهِ سِرًّا قَالَ: «خُذِي أَنْتِ وَبَنُوكِ مَا يَكْفِيكِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ»

Hind, the mother of Muawiyah said to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), “Abu Sufyan (her husband) is a miser. Am I allowed to take from his money secretly?” The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to her, “You and your sons may take what is sufficient reasonably and fairly.”

‘আয়িশাহ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত যে, মু‘আবিয়া (রাঃ)-এর মা হিন্দা আল্লাহর রাসূল সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -কে বলেন, আবূ সুফিয়ান (রাঃ) একজন কৃপণ ব্যক্তি। এমতাবস্থায় আমি যদি তার মাল হতে গোপনে কিছু গ্রহণ করি, তাতে কি আমার গুনাহ হবে? তিনি বললেন, তুমি তোমার ও সন্তানদের প্রয়োজন অনুযায়ী ন্যায়ভাবে গ্রহণ করতে পার। (২৪৬০, ৩৮২৫, ৫৩৫৯, ৫৩৬৪, ৫৩৭০, ৬৬৪১, ৭১৬১, ৭১৮০)

ہم سے ابونعیم نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے سفیان نے بیان کیا، ان سے ہشام نے، ان سے عروہ نے اور ان سے عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے کہ معاویہ رضی اللہ عنہ کی والدہ ہندہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے کہا کہ ابوسفیان بخیل آدمی ہے۔ تو کیا اگر میں ان کے مال سے چھپا کر کچھ لے لیا کروں تو کوئی حرج ہے؟

آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ تم اپنے لیے اور اپنے بیٹوں کے لیے نیک نیتی کے ساتھ اتنا لے سکتی ہو جو تم سب کے لیے کافی ہو جایا کرے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Nu'aim] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan] dari [Hisyam] dari ['Urwah] dari ['Aisyah radliallahu 'anha]; Hindun, ibu dari Mu'awiyah berkata, kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; "Sesungguhnya Abu Sufyan adalah seorang yang kikir. Apakah dibenarkan bila aku mengambil dari hartanya secara sembunyi-sembunyi?" Maka Beliau bersabda: "Ambillah buatmu dan anak-anakmu sekedar apa yang patut untuk mencukupi kamu

Aişe r.anha şöyle anlatır: Muaviye'nin annesi Hind, Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'e: "Kocam Ebu Süfyan cimri bir adamdır. O'nun malından gizlice alsam bana günah olur mu?" diye sordu. Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem ona: "Kendine ve çocuklarına örf'e göre yetecek kadar al" buyurdu Tekrar

Sahih al-Bukhari 2211, Book 34, Sales and Trade, Hadith 157. 1 min read

What it means

Hind bint ‘Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her) sought the Prophet's advice regarding her husband, Abu Sufyān (may Allah be pleased with him), who was miserly and very protective of his wealth. He did not provide for her what was enough for herself and her children, except that she secretly took from his money without his knowledge.

She asked if there was any sin upon her for doing so. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take from his wealth for yourself and your children the amount that is commonly known to be sufficient, even without his knowledge.

What it teaches

  • It is obligatory to provide for one's wife and children.
  • Ibn Hajar said: The meaning of his statement: "Take from his money what is sufficient for you in a reasonable manner," is that he referred her to the customary practice in matters where there is no legal specification.
  • Ibn Hajar said: This Hadīth is used as evidence for the permissibility of mentioning something about a person that he would not like if it is done for the purpose of seeking legal opinion, complaining, or similar reasons. This is one of the situations in which backbiting is allowed.
  • Al-Qurtubi said: Hind did not mean to describe Abu Sufyān as being miserly in all of his states; rather, she described her situation with him, that he was stingy with her and her children. This does not necessarily imply overall miserliness, as many leaders do this with their families while favoring foreigners to win their favor.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2أَبُو نُعَيْمٍTold us
  3. 3سُفْيَانُTold us
  4. 4Hisham ibn UrwahFrom, Successor, died 145 AH
  5. 5Urwah ibn az-ZubayrFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  6. 6Aishah bint Abi BakrFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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