For Whom Is Charity Permissible?
Darussalam · Volume 3
8. The ChaptersRegarding ZakâtSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1841 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 590
Source no. 1841 · Volume 4 · Page 341
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٨٧٠) ، التعليق على ابن خزيمة (٢٣٦٨ و ٢٣٧٤)
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1841. It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Charity is not permissible for a rich man except in five cases: One who is appointed to collect it, a warrior fighting in the cause of Allâh, a rich man who buys it with his own money, a poor man who receives the charity and gives it as a gift to a rich man, and a debtor." (Sahih)
1841 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ إِلَّا لِخَمْسَةٍ: لِعَامِلٍ عَلَيْهَا، أَوْ لِغَازٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، أَوْ لِغَنِيٍّ اشْتَرَاهَا بِمَالِهِ، أَوْ فَقِيرٍ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَهْدَاهَا لِغَنِيٍّ، أَوْ غَارِمٍ "
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When wealth of Zakât or charity is given away, and has been handed over to a valid recipient, its status of being charity changes. If a poor person offers something to someone rich as a gift, there is no need to find out if the poor got it by means of Sadaqah/charity or by another means. It is not a charity for the one who accepts it as a gift, so there is no harm in accepting it.