Explanation of the hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to say when something was brought to him: "Take it to so-and-so, for she was...)

The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) established another chapter, saying: "The chapter on saying what is known (good)." This means that it was previously established that every good deed is charity; now he specifies that among the good deeds is saying a good word. He mentions two hadiths in this chapter. The first is from Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This hadith and its like have been mentioned previously. The other hadith is from Anas, who said: . This is among the noble morals of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as he would mention his first wife, Khadijah, with good, and even follow up with kindness, gifts, and presents to Khadijah's companions. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when something was brought to him—meaning from what was gifted—would say, "Take it to so-and-so, for she was a friend of Khadijah." This was after the death of Lady Khadijah; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would follow up with gifts to Khadijah's friends (may Allah be pleased with her). Likewise, when some people brought something to him (peace and blessings be upon him), he would say: The difference is that a person may love another without being their friend; therefore, Anas varied in his narration here. Sometimes he says: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when something was brought to him from what was gifted to him, would say, "Take it to so-and-so, for she was a friend of Khadijah." And sometimes the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: She was not a friend, but it suffices for her that she loved Khadijah. And among the good of mentioning Khadijah with good is being kind to her friends and to those who loved her. This is one of the high examples of the morals of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his good treatment of his family, even after her death. The point of this hadith is that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , the sending of the gift that came to him to so-and-so because she was a friend of Khadijah or loved Khadijah is a saying, but a saying of what is known (good), so it is also recorded as charity for the one who said it, who here is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). He repeated the first hadith in this chapter from the narration of another Companion, who is Hudhayfah, who said: Your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .