Hadith 2408

It Is Permissible To Take Without Asking For It Or Hoping For It

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Darussalam · Volume 3

12. The Book Of Zakât

Sahih Muslim Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1045 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 723

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[2408] 112 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn As-Sa’dî Al-Mâlikî said: “‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭâb [may Allâh be pleased with him] appointed me in charge of the charity, and when I had finished with it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: ‘I only did it for the sake of Allâh and my reward is with Allâh.’ He said: ‘Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to me: If you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give charity.”

Arabic text

112 - (1045) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا، وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ، أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ، فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ، وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللهِ، فَقَالَ: خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ، فَإِنِّي عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَمَّلَنِي، فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ، فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ»

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