2.6 他的慷慨
2.6 His Generosity
每一位与穆罕默德ﷺ交往过的人都认为他是最慷慨的人,人们也广为知晓,他从不享用他所收集的任何善款。他ﷺ甚至会把自己所获得的财富分给他的敌人,以帮助他们消除成见。
Everyone who interacted with Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم recognized him as the most generous of people, and it was well known that he never consumed any of the charity he collected. He صلى الله عليه وسلم would even share the wealth he acquired with his enemies to help them overcome their prejudices.
Zayd b. Su‘nah 是麦地那的著名拉比之一。
Zayd b. Su‘nah was one of the leading rabbis of Madinah.
在决定皈依伊斯兰教之前不久,宰德曾想试探先知ﷺ,他打算借给先知ﷺ八十密斯加勒(约350
Shortly before deciding to become Muslim, Zayd thought of testing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم by lending him eighty mithqāl (350
我以前听过这个故事的其他版本……不过需要我翻译的是您提供的这段文字。以下是译文: 有一次,赞德(Zayd)在一笔贷款到期前几天,当着所有资深圣门弟子的面,愤怒地揪住安拉的使者ﷺ的披风,说:“穆罕默德啊,你为什么不还钱?我以安拉发誓,我很了解你们家族!你们都以拖欠债务出名!”先知ﷺ对愤怒不已、因赞德的无礼而威胁要杀他的欧麦尔说:“欧麦尔啊,我们不需要这样……你跟他去,还清他的借款,并因为你吓到了他,再给他二十萨阿(约32公斤)的枣子。”正是这一回应,使赞德·本·苏奈(Zayd b. Su‘nah)皈依了伊斯兰。他向欧麦尔解释道:“先知的每一个预兆,我看到穆罕默德的面容时都能辨认出来,只有两个我还未从他身上见到:他的宽容胜过他的愤怒,以及极端的辱骂只会使他更加忍让。现在我已验证了这些,所以欧麦尔啊,你要知道,我接受安拉为我的主,接受伊斯兰为我的宗教,接受穆罕默德ﷺ为我的先知,我的一半财产——因为我拥有很多财产——将捐给穆罕默德的民族。” 另一次,安斯(Anas)叙述道:“我与安拉的使者ﷺ同行,他穿着一件领口粗糙的奈季兰披风。一个贝都因人追上他,猛地拽住他的披风,使披风被扯破,领口挂在安拉的使者ﷺ的脖子上。我看了看安拉的使者ﷺ的脖子,披风的领口因为对方拽得那么用力而留下了痕迹。”
grams of gold) for a fixed period. A few days before repayment was due, Zayd grabbed the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم angrily by his cloak, in front of all the senior Companions, and said, “O Muhammad, why are you not paying what is due? By Allah, I know your family well! You are all known for deferring your debts!” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to the infuriated ‘Umar who threatened to kill Zayd for his insolence, “O ‘Umar, we do not need this… Go with him, pay off his loan, and give him twenty additional ṣā‘ (32 kilograms) of dates because you frightened him.” It was that response that convinced Zayd b. Su‘nah to embrace Islam. He explained to ‘Umar, “There was not a single sign of prophethood except that I recognized it upon looking at Muhammad’s face—except for two that I had not yet seen from him: that his tolerance overcomes his anger, and that intense abuse only increases him in forbearance. I have now verified these, so know, O ‘Umar, that I accept Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion, Muhammad as my Prophet, and that half my wealth—for I have much wealth—is a donation for the nation of Muhammad 107 ”.صلى الله عليه وسلم On another occasion, Anas reports, “I was walking with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he was wearing a Najrāni cloak with a rough collar. A Bedouin man caught up with him, then violently pulled him by his cloak, causing the cloak to tear, and leaving its collar hanging on the neck of Allah’s Messenger .صلى الله عليه وسلم I looked at the Messenger of Allah’s صلى الله عليه وسلم neck, and the cloak’s collar had left marks from how roughly he had snatched it.
然后他说:"穆罕默德啊,吩咐他们从你所掌管的真主的财物中给我吧!"真主的使者ﷺ转过身来,微笑着,然后下令给他一些东西。108
Then, he said, ‘O Muhammad, instruct them to give me from Allah’s wealth that you hold!’ The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم turned to him, smiled, and then ordered that he be given something.”108
‘Uqbah ibn al-Ḥārith 报告说,他曾与先知ﷺ一同礼了晡礼。礼毕之后,先知ﷺ迅速起身,走进了他的房间。之后他又出来,注意到人们脸上因他的匆忙而露出的惊讶之色。
‘Uqbah ibn al-Ḥārith reports that he once offered the afternoon prayer with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, after which he صلى الله عليه وسلم quickly stood and entered his apartment. Then, he reemerged and noticed some wonderment on people’s faces due to his haste.
他ﷺ说:“我在礼拜时想起家中还留有一些黄金,我不愿意它在我们手中过夜,于是吩咐把它分发出去。”109
To clarify, he صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “I remembered while I was praying that we had some gold remaining, and I disliked that our evening pass while we still have it, so I instructed that it be distributed.”109
在一件类似的事件中,阿伊莎(愿真主喜悦她)讲述道:在先知的临终病中,真主的使者ﷺ曾托付她七枚或九枚金币。她说,尽管他正承受着剧烈的痛苦,他仍不断地让她确认这些金币已经用于施舍;而她每次都回答说,因为忙于照料他,她无法去办。最后他坚持说:“把它拿给我。”当金币落入他手中时,他ﷺ说:“如果穆罕默德竟敢在仍握着这些金币的情况下去见真主,他还能期待什么呢?”110
In a similar incident, ‘Āishah narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had entrusted her with seven or nine gold coins around the time of his final illness. She says that despite the severe agony he was experiencing, he kept asking her to confirm that it had been given away in charity, and each time she would explain that she could not due to being preoccupied with caring for him. Finally, he insisted, “Give it to me,” and upon receiving the gold in his hands, he صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “What should Muhammad expect if he were to dare meet Allah while still holding onto these?”110
107 Ibn Ḥibbān,《Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān》,1:521 #288。
107 Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān, 1:521 #288.
108 al-Bukhārī,《Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī》,8:24 #6088。
108 al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 8:24 #6088.
109 al-Bukhārī,《Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī》,2:67 #1221。
109 al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 2:67 #1221.
110 Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān, 2:491 #715.
110 Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān, 2:491 #715.