حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ غُرَابٍ عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ جَدْعَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّيْئُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمَائُ وَالْمِلْحُ وَالنَّارُ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْمَائُ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمِلْحِ وَالنَّارِ قَالَ يَا حُمَيْرَائُ مَنْ أَعْطَی نَارًا فَکَأَنَّمَا تَصَدَّقَ بِجَمِيعِ مَا أَنْضَجَتْ تِلْکَ النَّارُ وَمَنْ أَعْطَی مِلْحًا فَکَأَنَّمَا تَصَدَّقَ بِجَمِيعِ مَا طَيَّبَ ذَلِکَ الْمِلْحُ وَمَنْ سَقَی مُسْلِمًا شَرْبَةً مِنْ مَائٍ حَيْثُ يُوجَدُ الْمَائُ فَکَأَنَّمَا أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً وَمَنْ سَقَی مُسْلِمًا شَرْبَةً مِنْ مَائٍ حَيْثُ لَا يُوجَدُ الْمَائُ فَکَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَاهَا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2474
It was narrated that Aishah said: "0 Messenger of Allah, what are the things which are not permissible to withhold?" He said: "Water, salt and fire." She said: "I said: '0 Messenger of Allah, we know what water is, but what about salt and fire?" He said: "0 Humaira', whoever gives fire (to another), it is as if he has given in charity all the food that is cooked on that fire. And whoever gives salt, it is as if he has given in charity all that the salt makes good. And whoever gives a Muslim water to drink when water is available, it is as if he freed a slave; and whoever gives a Muslim water to drink when there is no water available, it is as if he brought him back to life."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020