Explanation of the Hadith: Fear the Fire, even if it is with half a date

Question:
It was reported, O Shaykh, "Fear the Fire, even if it is with half a date." What is meant by this?

Answer:
What is meant by this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said meaning that you give in charity half a date. This is because a poor woman had two daughters. She was given three dates. She gave them in charity. She gave each daughter one date and raised the third one to eat it. The two daughters asked her for it, so she cut it in half between them and forbade herself from eating it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah has made Paradise obligatory for her because of this date which she cut in half between her two daughters out of mercy for them.