Anas reported that Abu Talha was the wealthiest of the Ansar in Medina in terms of date palms, and the most beloved of his properties to him was Bayruha, which faced the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to enter it and drink from its sweet water.Anas said, when this verse was revealed, "You will never attain righteousness until you spend from what you love" [Al Imran 3:92], Abu Talha went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, Allah says, 'You will never attain righteousness until you spend from what you love' [Al Imran 3:92], and the most beloved of my properties to me is Bayruha. It is now a charity for the sake of Allah, and I hope for its reward and its store with Allah. So place it, Messenger of Allah, wherever you wish."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Well done! That is a profitable property, that is a profitable property. I have heard what you said about it, and I think you should give it to your relatives."Abu Talha replied, "I will do so, Messenger of Allah."So Abu Talha distributed it among his relatives and his cousins.
كان أبو طلحة أكثر أنصاري بالمدينة مالا من نخل، وكان أحب أمواله إليه بيرحاء، وكانت مستقبلة المسجد، وكان رسول الله ﷺ يدخلها، ويشرب من ماء فيها طيب. قال أنس: فلما أنزلت هذه الآية: {لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون} قام أبو طلحة إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال: يا رسول الله، إن الله تبارك وتعالى يقول: {لن تنالوا البر حتى تنفقوا مما تحبون} وإن أحب أموالي إلي بيرحاء، وإنها صدقة الله أرجو برها وذخرها عند الله، فضعها يا رسول الله حيث شئت، قال: فقال رسول الله ﷺ: بخ، ذلك مال رابح، ذلك مال رابح، وقد سمعت ما قلت فيه، وإني أرى أن تجعلها في الأقربين فقال أبو طلحة: افعل يا رسول الله، فقسمها أبو طلحة في أقاربه وبني عمه.
Malik narrated it in the Book of Sadaqah (2) from Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abu Talha, that he heard Anas bin Malik say what he mentioned.Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Tafsir (4554) and Muslim in the Book of Zakat (998), both by way of Malik, with the same wording. Bukhari added in the Book of Tafsir (4555), from another route, from Anas, who said, "So he gave it to Hassan and Ubayy, though I was closer to him, and he did not give me any of it."