English translation
3798. Narrated Abū Hurairah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:A man came to the Prophet ﷺ (as a guest),so he ﷺ sent a messenger to his wives (tobring something for that man to eat) but theysaid that they had nothing except water.Then Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Who willtake this (person), or entertain him as aguest?" A man from the Anšār said, "I." Sohe took him to his wife and said to her,"Entertain generously the guest of Allāh'sMessenger ﷺ". She said, "We have gotnothing except the meals of our children."He said, "Prepare your meal, light your lampand let your children sleep if they ask forsupper." So, she prepared her meal, lightedher lamp and make her children sleep, andthen stood up pretending to mend her lamp,but she put it off. Then both of them (thehusband and wife) pretended to be eating,but they really went to bed hungry. In themorning the Anšārī went to Allāh'sMessenger ﷺ who said, "Tonight Allāhlaughed, or wondered at your action."
Then Allāh revealed :
“...And give them (emigrants) preference over themselves, even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, such are they who will be the successful.” (V.59:9)
Arabic text
3798 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى نِسَائِهِ فَقُلْنَ: مَا مَعَنَا إِلَّا المَاءُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ يَضُمُّ أَوْ يُضِيفُ هَذَا»، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ: أَنَا، فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَكْرِمِي ضَيْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا قُوتُ صِبْيَانِي، فَقَالَ: هَيِّئِي طَعَامَكِ، وَأَصْبِحِي سِرَاجَكِ، وَنَوِّمِي صِبْيَانَكِ إِذَا أَرَادُوا عَشَاءً، فَهَيَّأَتْ طَعَامَهَا، وَأَصْبَحَتْ سِرَاجَهَا، وَنَوَّمَتْ صِبْيَانَهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ كَأَنَّهَا تُصْلِحُ سِرَاجَهَا فَأَطْفَأَتْهُ، فَجَعَلاَ يُرِيَانِهِ أَنَّهُمَا يَأْكُلاَنِ، فَبَاتَا طَاوِيَيْنِ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «ضَحِكَ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَةَ، أَوْ عَجِبَ، مِنْ فَعَالِكُمَا» فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: {وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ المُفْلِحُونَ} [الحشر: 9]
