Hadith 43

(The book) ‘Tanbeeh Al Khatir’ –
‘An ‘Ansari’ was hit by need, so he informed Rasool-Allah-saww of it. He-saww said: ‘Come to me with whatever is in your house, and do not belittle anything! ’
He came to him-saww with a straw mat and a cup. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Who will buy these two? ’
A man said, ‘These are for me for a Dirham! ’
He-saww said: ‘Who can increase? ’
A man said, ‘These are for me for two Dirhams! ’
He-saww said: ‘These are for you! ’
He-saww said: ‘With one of these (Dirhams) buy some food for your family, and buy an axe (handle) with the other’. He came to him-saww with an axe (handle). He-saww said: ‘Who has a blade for this axe (handle)? ’
One of them said, ‘There is with me! ’
Rasool-Allah-saww took it and affirmed it with his-saww own hands and said: ‘Go and gather firewood and neither belittle a thorn nor anything wet nor dry! ’
He did that for fifteen nights. He came to him-saww and his situation was better. He-saww said: ‘This is better than your coming on the Day of Qiyamah and in your face is the mark of alms! ’[44]