English translation
6636. Narrated Abū Ĥumaid As-Sā'idī: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ employed an employee (to collect Zakāt). The employee returned after completing his job and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! This (amount of Zakāt) is for you, and this (other amount) was given to me as a present." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Why didn't you stay at your father's or mother's house and see if you would be given presents or not?" Then in the evening Allāh's Messenger ﷺ got up after the Ṣalāt (prayer,) and having testified that Lā ilāha illallāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh) and praised and glorified Allāh تعالى as He deserved, and said, "Now then! What about an employee whom we employed and then he comes and says, 'This amount (of Zakāt) is for you, and this (amount) was given to me as a present'? Why didn't he stay at the house of his father and mother to see if he would be given presents or not? By Him in Whose Hand Muḥammad's soul is, none of you will steal anything of it (i.e., Zakāt) but will bring it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be grunting; and if it has been a cow, he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be mooing; and if it has been a sheep, he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be bleating." The Prophet ﷺ added, "I have conveyed (Allāh's Message to you)." Abū Ḥumaid said, "Then Allāh's Messenger ﷺ raised his hands so high that we saw the whiteness of his arm pits."