أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَيْرًا مَوْلَی آبِي اللَّحْمِ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي مَوْلَايَ أَنْ أُقَدِّدَ لَحْمًا فَجَائَ مِسْکِينٌ فَأَطْعَمْتُهُ مِنْهُ فَعَلِمَ بِذَلِکَ مَوْلَايَ فَضَرَبَنِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لِمَ ضَرَبْتَهُ فَقَالَ يُطْعِمُ طَعَامِي بِغَيْرِ أَنْ آمُرَهُ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَی بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِي قَالَ الْأَجْرُ بَيْنَکُمَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2543
‘Umair, the freed slave of Abi Al-Lahm, said: “My master commanded me to cut up some meat, then a poor man came so I gave him some. When my master found out about that, he beat me, so I went to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he came to him and said: ‘Do not beat him.’ He said: ‘He gave away my food without me telling him to.’ He said: ‘The reward will be shared between you both.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020