ʿĀʿishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: A miskīnah | IlmTest

ʿĀʿishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: A miskīnah (ie: poor woman) came to me carrying her two daughters,
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، أَنَّ زِيَادَ بْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: جَاءَتْنِي مِسْكِينَةٌ تَحْمِلُ ابْنَتَيْنِ لَهَا،

I gave her three dates (as charity),
فَأَطْعَمْتُهَا ثَلَاثَ تَمَرَاتٍ،

She gave one date to each of her children,
فَأَعْطَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا تَمْرَةً،

And she raised (the last) date (intending) to eat it,
وَرَفَعَتْ إِلَى فِيهَا تَمْرَةً لِتَأْكُلَهَا،

Her daughters expressed a desire to eat it (ie: the last date she was going to it),
فَاسْتَطْعَمَتْهَا ابْنَتَاهَا،

So she split the date into two and gave each of them a half of it (ie: leaving nothing for herself).
فَشَقَّتِ التَّمْرَةَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَهَا بَيْنَهُمَا،

I was amazed by this so I mentioned this to the Messenger ﷺ.
قَالَتْ: فَأَعْجَبَنِي شَأْنُهَا، فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

He said: “Indeed Allah the Mighty and Majestic has obligated the entrance to Jannah for her, and prohibited the Hellfire from touching her (because of that).”
فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَوْجَبَ لَهَا بِهَا الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَعْتَقَهَا بِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ»

Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, al-Musnad 41/158 #24611
أحمد إبن حنبل، مسند ٤١/١٥٨ #٢٤٦١١
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