English translation
2597. Narrated Abū Humaid As-Sā’īdi رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: The Prophet ﷺ appointed a man from the tribe of Al-Azd, called Ibn Al-Lutabiyya for collecting the Zakāt. When he returned he said, “This (i.e., the Zakāt) is for you and this has been given to me as a present.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Why hadn’t he stayed in his father’s or mother’s house to see whether he would be given presents or not? By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, whoever takes something from the resources of the Zakāt (unlawfully) will be carrying it on his neck on the Day of Resurrection; if it be a camel, it will be grunting; if a cow, it will be mooing; and if a sheep, it will be bleating.” The Prophet ﷺ then raised his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits, and he said thrice, "O Allāh! Haven't I conveyed Your Message (to them)?"