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Regarding Gifts For Workers

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Darussalam · Volume 4

23. THE BOOKOF JUDGMENTS

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الحديث: 3581 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 300

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3581. 'Adiyy bin 'Umairah Al-Kindī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "O people, whoever among you is appointed by us to do some work, and he conceals (for himself) a needle or less from us, it will be a yoke of iron on his neck that he will bring on the Day of Resurrection." An Anṣārī man who was black – it is as if I can see him now – stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, dismiss me from working for you." He said: "Why is that?" He said: "I heard you say such and such." He said: "I do say that. Whoever we appoint to do some work, let him bring everything, whether it is a little or a lot. Whatever he is given, he may take, and whatever he is forbidden, let him refrain from it." (Sahih)

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3581 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَدِيُّ بْنُ عُمَيْرَةَ الْكِنْدِيُّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، مَنْ عُمِّلَ مِنْكُمْ لَنَا عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَكَتَمَنَا مِنْهُ مِخْيَطًا، فَمَا فَوْقَهُ فَهُوَ غُلٌّ يَأْتِي بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَسْوَدُ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، اقْبَلْ عَنِّي عَمَلَكَ، قَالَ: «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟»، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ: كَذَا وَكَذَا، قَالَ: " وَأَنَا أَقُولُ: ذَلِكَ مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَلْيَأْتِ بِقَلِيلِهِ، وَكَثِيرِهِ، فَمَا أُوتِيَ مِنْهُ أَخَذَهُ وَمَا نُهِيَ عَنْهُ انْتَهَى "

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