[Machine] We were struck by famine, so I went to the city and entered one of its walls. I took a handful of grain, rubbed it, ate from it, and put some in my garment. The owner of the wall came and struck me and took my garment. So, I went to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Did you not know that if you were ignorant, you shouldn't have eaten from it? And if you were in need, you should have asked, and I would have provided for you." He returned my garment and ordered for me to be given half a sa' or a sa' of food.
أَصَابَتْنَا مَجَاعَةٌ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ حَائِطًا مِنْ حِيطَانِهَا فَأَخَذْتُ سُنْبُلًا فَفَرَكْتُهُ فَأَكَلْتُ مِنْهُ وَجَعَلْتُ مِنْهُ فِي ثَوْبِي فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُ الْحَائِطِ فَضَرَبَنِي وَأَخَذَ ثَوْبِي فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا عَلِمْتَهُ إِذَا كَانَ جَاهِلًا وَلَا أَطْعَمْتَهُ إِذَا كَانَ سَاغِبًا أَوْ جَائِعًا» قَالَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ الثَّوْبَ وَأَمَرَ لِي بِنِصْفِ وَسْقٍ أَوْ وَسْقٍ
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