أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّی تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَيَسْأَلُنَا عَنْ أَمْوَالِنَا فَأُشْهِدُکَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنِّي قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَرْضِي لِلَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اجْعَلْهَا فِي قَرَابَتِکَ فِي حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ کَعْبٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3637
It was narrated that Anas said: “When this Verse was revealed — ‘By no means shall you attain Al Birr (piety, righteousness — here it means Allah’s reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you spend (in Allah’s cause) of that which you love’ — Abu Talhah said: ‘Our Lord will ask us about our wealth. I adjure you, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! I am giving my land to Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Make it for your relatives, Hassan bin Thabit and Ubayy bin Ka’b.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020