More Generous than the Fair Winds

۱. كتاب بَدء الوَحي إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

The Book of Revelation

Hadeeth No. 6

. وعَنه رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَجْوَدَ النّاسِ, وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عليه السلام, وَكَانَ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ, فَلَرَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَجْوَدُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرّيحِ المُرْسَلَةِ. رواه البخاري:٦

Narrated (Ibn 'Abbâs) رضى الله عنهما: Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadhan when Jibrael (Gabriel) عليه السلام met him. He (Jibrael (Gabriel)) used to meet him every night of Ramadhan to teach him the Qur’an. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم was the most generous person, even more generous than the fair winds (sent (by Allah) with glad tidings (rain) in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds). (1:5O.B.)

This Hadeeth demonstrates the generosity of Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) especially in the month of Ramadhan. It was during this blessed month that he used to meet Jibra’eel (عليه السلام) every night. The Hadeeth explains beautifully that Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was ‘more generous than the fair winds’.