SPEND UPON YOUR RELATIVES H H 320 "Abu Talha was the wealthiest person from the tribe of Ansar in Medina. He owned date groves but his best loved property was the garden of "Bairaha" which was opposite the Mosque. It was there that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, would go to drink its pure water. When this verse was sent down: 'You shall not attain righteousness until you spend of what you love' 3:92 Abu Talha went to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, Allah has sent down to you: 'You shall not attain righteousness until you spend of what you love...' and the property I love most is 'Bairaha'. Therefore I offer it in charity for the sake of Allah, hoping for its reward from Allah. (Please) dispose of it O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, in the way Allah would direct you.' The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied: 'Indeed, this is a very good property, a very good property. I have heard what you have said, and I think you should divide it among your relatives.' Abu Talha said: 'I will do that, O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. So he divided it among his cousins and relatives." R 320 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related this.
320- وعنه ، قَالَ : كَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أكْثَرَ الأنْصَارِ بالمَدينَةِ مَالاً مِنْ نَخل ، وَكَانَ أحَبُّ أمْوَاله إِلَيْهِ بَيْرَحاء ، وَكَانَتْ مسْتَقْبَلَةَ المَسْجِدِ ، وَكَانَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يَدْخُلُهَا ، وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءٍ فِيهَا طَيِّب ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هذِهِ الآيةُ : ( لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ) [ آل عمران : 92 ] قَامَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِلَى رسولِ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُول الله ، إنَّ الله تبارك وتَعَالَى ، يقول : ( لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ( وَإنَّ أَحَبَّ مَالِي إِلَيَّ بَيْرَحَاءُ ، وَإنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ للهِ تَعَالَى ، أرْجُو بِرَّهَا وَذُخْرَهَا عِنْدَ الله تَعَالَى ، فَضَعْهَا يَا رَسُول الله ، حَيْثُ أرَاكَ الله . فَقَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "بَخ ! ذلِكَ مَالٌ رَابحٌ ، ذلِكَ مَالٌ رَابحٌ ! وقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتَ ، وَإنِّي أرَى أنْ تَجْعَلَهَا في الأقْرَبينَ" ، فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ : أفْعَلُ يَا رَسُول الله ، فَقَسَّمَهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ في أقَارِبِهِ وبَنِي عَمِّهِ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ . وسبق بيان ألفاظِهِ في باب الإنْفَاقِ مِمَّا يحب .