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The explanation of the Statement of Allāh تعالى :"...After payment of legacies that they may have bequeathed or debts..." (V.4:12)

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Darussalam · Volume 4

55 - THE BOOK OF AL-WASAYA

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الحديث: 2750 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 5

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2750. Narrated ‘Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizām رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ said, “I asked Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ for something, and he gave me, and I asked him again and he gave me and said, ‘O Hakim! This wealth is green and sweet (i.e., as tempting as fruits), and whoever takes it without greed then he is blessed in it, and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it and he is like one who eats and never gets satisfied. “The upper (i.e., giving) hand is better than the lower (i.e., taking) hand.” Hakim added, “I said, ‘O Allāh’s Messenger! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth I will never demand anything from anybody after you till I die.’” Afterwards, Abū Bakr used to call Hakim to give him something but he refused to accept anything from him. Then ‘Umar called him to give him (something) but he refused. Then ‘Umar said, “O Muslims! I offered to him (i.e., Hakim) his share which Allāh has ordained for him from this booty and he refuses to take it.” Thus Hakim did not ask anybody for anything after the Prophet ﷺ, till he died - may Allāh bestow His Mercy upon him.

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2750 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ المُسَيِّبِ، وَعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ، فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «يَا حَكِيمُ، إِنَّ هَذَا المَالَ خَضِرٌ حُلْوٌ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ، بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ، لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ، وَاليَدُ العُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ اليَدِ السُّفْلَى»، قَالَ حَكِيمٌ: فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالحَقِّ لاَ أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا، فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدْعُو حَكِيمًا لِيُعْطِيَهُ العَطَاءَ، فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ دَعَاهُ لِيُعْطِيَهُ، فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ المُسْلِمِينَ، إِنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ، الَّذِي قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الفَيْءِ، فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ، فَلَمْ يَرْزَأْ حَكِيمٌ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ

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