English translation
6979. Narrated Abū Humaid As-Sā’idī: Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ appointed a man called Ibn Al-Lutabiya to collect the Zakāt from Banī Sulaim’s tribe. When he returned, the Prophet ﷺ called him to account. He said (to the Prophet ﷺ), “This is your money (collected from Zakāt), and this has been given to me as a gift.” On that, Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Why didn’t you stay in your father’s and mother’s house to see whether you will be given gifts or not if you are telling the truth?” Then the Prophet ﷺ addressed us, and after praising and glorifying Allāh, he said, “‘Ammā Ba’dū, I employ a man from among you to manage some affair of what Allāh has put under my custody, and then he comes to me and says, 'This is your money, and this has been given to me as a gift.' Why didn't he stay in his father's and mother's home to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Allāh, not anyone of you takes a thing unlawfully but he will meet Allāh on the Day of Resurrection, carrying that thing. I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allāh." Then the Prophet ﷺ raised both his hands till the whiteness of his armpits became visible, and he said, "O Allāh! Haven't I conveyed (Your Message)?" The narrator added: My eyes witnessed and my ears heard (that Hadīth).