كُدَيْرٌ الضَّبِّيُّ «كَانَ يَنْزِلُ الْكُوفَةَ، وَقَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ»

[Machine] A bedouin man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Inform me of an action that will bring me close to paradise and keep me away from the hellfire." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Have the two matters weighed heavily upon you?" The Bedouin man replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You should speak justly and give preference to others." The man said, "By Allah, I cannot speak justly every hour, and I cannot give preference to others over my own wealth." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Feed the hungry and spread peace." The man said, "This is also difficult for me." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Do you have any camels?" The man replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Look for a camel from your herd that is weak and its belly is down, then give it water to drink and go to a household that does not have water except very little and give them the water. Perhaps you will not lose your camel or have your water supply broken, and as a result, you will be granted paradise." So, the Bedouin man left while uttering takbeer (saying "Allahu Akbar") and his camel did not have its water supply broken, nor did his camel die, until he was martyred.  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْرَابِيًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَوَهُمَا أَهَمَّتَاكَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «تَقُولُ الْعَدْلَ وَتُعْطِي الْفَضْلَ» قَالَ وَاللهِ مَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَقُولَ الْعَدْلَ كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ وَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ فَضْلَ مَالِي قَالَ «تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ وَتُفْشِي السَّلَامَ» قَالَ هَذِهِ أَيْضًا شَدِيدَةٌ فَقَالَ «فَهَلْ لَكَ إِبِلٌ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَانْظُرْ إِلَى بَعِيرٍ مِنْ إِبِلِكَ وَسِقَاءٍ ثُمَّ اعْمِدْ إِلَى أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ لَا يَشْرَبُونَ الْمَاءَ إِلَّا غِبًّا فَاسِقِهِمْ فَلَعَلَّكَ لَا تُهْلِكُ بَعِيرَكَ وَلَا تَخْرِقُ سِقَاءَكَ حَتَّى تَجِبَ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ» فَانْطَلَقَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ يُكَبِّرُ فَمَا انْخَرَقَ سِقَاؤُهُ وَلَا هَلَكَ بَعِيرُهُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ شَهِيدًا  

[Machine] The companion Shu'bah said, "I heard it from Abu Ishaq around forty years ago or more." Abu Dawood said, "I heard it from Shu'bah around forty-five or forty-six years ago." He said, "A man came to the Prophet and said, 'Messenger of Allah, tell me about an action that will admit me into Paradise.' He said, 'Say, 'I believe in Allah' and then be just and treat people with kindness.' He said, 'What if I cannot do that?' He said, 'Then feed the needy and spread peace among people.' He said, 'What if I cannot do that?' He said, 'Do you have any camels?' He replied, 'Yes.' The Prophet said, 'Then look for a camel that is weak and thin and give it water to drink. Look for a household that does not have water and provide it for them. Verily, you may not spend from your camel or your water container until Paradise becomes obligatory for you.'"  

شُعْبَةُ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ شُعْبَةَ مُنْذُ خَمْسٍ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ قُلِ الْعَدْلَ وَأَعْطِ الْفَضْلَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أُطِقْ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمِ الطَّعَامَ وَأَفْشِ السَّلَامَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أُطِقْ ذَاكَ أَوْ أَسْتَطِعْ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَانْظُرْ بَعِيرًا مِنْ إِبِلِكَ وَسِقَاءً وَانْظُرْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ لَا يَشْرَبُونَ الْمَاءَ إِلَّا غِبًّا فَاسِقِهِمْ فَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ لَا يَنْفَقَ بَعِيرُكَ وَلَا يَنْخَرِقَ سِقَاؤُكَ حَتَّى تَجِبَ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ