English translation
1583. Ubayy bin Ka'b narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent me to collect the Zakāt. So I passed by a person, and when he gathered his wealth for me, I found
that he only owed a Bint Makhād. So I said to him: 'Pay this Bint Makhād, Ṣadaqah.' He replied: 'That (animal) neither gives milk, nor is it suitable for riding! But here is a she-camel that is strong, large, and fat — so take it.' I said: 'I will not take what I have not been commanded to take. But here is the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ — not too far from where we are — so if you wish to go to him, and suggest to him what you suggested to me, then do so. And if he accepts this from you, then I will take it, and if he rejects it, then I will not take it.' He said: 'That is what I will do,' and he went with me, along with the camel that he had offered to me, until we came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He said: 'O Prophet of Allāh! Your messenger came to me in order to take the Ṣadaqah due on my wealth. And I swear by Allāh, never before has the Messenger of Allāh, nor his messenger, ever evaluated my wealth, so I gathered my wealth for him. He said that I owe a Bint Makhād, but the one (that I have) does not give milk, nor is it suitable for riding. So I offered him a large, healthy she-camel that he may take it (instead), but he refused. And it is this one here, I brought it to you O Messenger of Allāh, so take it.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'That is what is due upon you, but if you voluntarily wish to give something better, Allāh will reward you for it, and we will accept it
from you.' He said: 'Here it is, O Messenger of Allāh, I brought it to you, so take it.' So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ commanded that it be taken, and he supplicated for him that he be blessed in his wealth."
(Hasan)
Arabic text
1583 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُصَدِّقًا، فَمَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ، فَلَمَّا جَمَعَ لِي مَالَهُ لَمْ أَجِدْ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ إِلَّا ابْنَةَ مَخَاضٍ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَدِّ ابْنَةَ مَخَاضٍ، فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَتُكَ، فَقَالَ: ذَاكَ مَا لَا لَبَنَ فِيهِ، وَلَا ظَهْرَ، وَلَكِنْ هَذِهِ نَاقَةٌ فَتِيَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ سَمِينَةٌ، فَخُذْهَا، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا أَنَا بِآخِذٍ مَا لَمْ أُومَرْ بِهِ، وَهَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكَ قَرِيبٌ، فَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ، فَتَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَرَضْتَ عَلَيَّ فَافْعَلْ، فَإِنْ قَبِلَهُ مِنْكَ قَبِلْتُهُ، وَإِنْ رَدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ رَدَدْتُهُ، قَالَ: فَإِنِّي فَاعِلٌ، فَخَرَجَ مَعِي وَخَرَجَ بِالنَّاقَةِ الَّتِي عَرَضَ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، أَتَانِي رَسُولُكَ لِيَأْخُذَ مِنِّي صَدَقَةَ مَالِي، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا قَامَ فِي مَالِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا رَسُولُهُ قَطُّ قَبْلَهُ، فَجَمَعْتُ لَهُ مَالِي، فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ مَا عَلَيَّ فِيهِ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ، وَذَلِكَ مَا لَا لَبَنَ فِيهِ، وَلَا ظَهْرَ، وَقَدْ عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ نَاقَةً فَتِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً لِيَأْخُذَهَا فَأَبَى عَلَيَّ، وَهَا هِيَ ذِهْ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خُذْهَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ذَاكَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ، فَإِنْ تَطَوَّعْتَ بِخَيْرٍ آجَرَكَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ، وَقَبِلْنَاهُ مِنْكَ»، قَالَ: فَهَا هِيَ ذِهْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِهَا فَخُذْهَا، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَبْضِهَا، وَدَعَا لَهُ فِي مَالِهِ بِالْبَرَكَةِ
