مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الفضائل والشمائل
The Book of Virtues and Characteristics
(كَيْلُ الحَبِّ يُزِيلُ البَرَكَةَ)
(Measuring grain removes its blessing)
Hadith Number: 5941
5941 - وعن جابر - رضي الله عنه - ان رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - جاءه رجل يستطعمه، فاطعمه شطر وسق شعير فما زال الرجل ياكل منه وامراته وضيفهما حتى كاله ففني فاتى النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فقال: (لو لم تكله لاكلتم منه ولقام لكم). رواه مسلم.
Jabir told that a man came to God's messenger asking him for food and he gave him half a camel-load of barley. The man, his wife and their guest kept on eating of it till he measured it, and then it came to an end. He went to the Prophet who said to him, "If you had not measured it you would have eaten of it and it would have remained for you." Muslim transmitted it.
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