English translation
[2481] 167 - (1072) ‘Abdul-
Muṭṭalib bin Rabî‘ah bin Al-Hârith narrated: “Rabî‘ah bin Al-Hârith and Al-‘Abbâs bin ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib got together and said: ‘By Allâh, why don’t we send these two young men - meaning myself and Al-Faḍl bin ‘Abbâs - to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to speak to him, so that he will appoint them in charge of this charity, then they would do what the people do and get what the people get.’ While they were discussing that, ‘Alî bin Abî Tâlib came and stood in front of them. They mentioned that to him, and ‘Alî bin Abî Tâlib said: ‘Do not do that, for by Allâh, he will not do that.’ Rabî‘ah bin Al-Hârith turned to him and said: ‘By Allâh, you are only saying this because you feel jealous of us. By Allâh, when you became the son-in-law of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ we did not feel jealous of you.’ ‘Alî said: ‘Send them.’ So they went, and ‘Alî lay down.” He said: “When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had prayed Zuhr, we went ahead of him to the
apartment and stood at the door until he came. He took hold of our ears then said: 'Tell me what you want to say.' Then he went in and we entered upon him, and on that day he was at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh. Each of us urged the other to speak, then one of us spoke and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, you are the kindest of people and the best in upholding ties of kinship. We have reached the age of marriage, and we have come so that you might appoint us in charge of some of this charity, so that we may do for you what the people do, and get what they get.' He remained silent for a long time, until we wanted to speak again, but Zainab gestured to us from behind the curtain not to speak. Then he said: 'The charity is not appropriate for the family of Muhammad, rather it is the dirt of the people. Call Mahmiyah for me' - who was in charge of the Khums - 'and Nawfal bin Al-Hârith bin 'Abdu-Muṭṭalib.' They came, and he said to Mahmiyah: 'Give your daughter in marriage to this young man' - meaning Al-Faḍl bin 'Abbâs, and he did so. And he said to Nawfal bin Al-Hârith: 'Give your daughter in marriage to this young man,' meaning myself - and he did so. And he said to Mahmiyah: 'Give the gift (the Mahr) for them from the
Khums, such-and-such an amount.”
Az-Zuhrî (one of the narrators) said: “And he did not tell me how much it was.”
Arabic text
167 - (1072) حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ الضُّبَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، وَالْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، فَقَالَا: وَاللهِ، لَوْ بَعَثْنَا هَذَيْنِ الْغُلَامَيْنِ - قَالَا لِي وَلِلْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ - إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَلَّمَاهُ، فَأَمَّرَهُمَا عَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَاتِ، فَأَدَّيَا مَا يُؤَدِّي النَّاسُ، وَأَصَابَا مِمَّا يُصِيبُ النَّاسُ، قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا فِي ذَلِكَ جَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمَا، فَذَكَرَا لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ: لَا تَفْعَلَا، فَوَاللهِ، مَا هُوَ بِفَاعِلٍ، فَانْتَحَاهُ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ، مَا تَصْنَعُ هَذَا إِلَّا نَفَاسَةً مِنْكَ عَلَيْنَا، فَوَاللهِ، لَقَدْ نِلْتَ صِهْرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَا نَفِسْنَاهُ عَلَيْكَ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ: أَرْسِلُوهُمَا، فَانْطَلَقَا، وَاضْطَجَعَ عَلِيٌّ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ سَبَقْنَاهُ إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ، فَقُمْنَا عِنْدَهَا، حَتَّى جَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِآذَانِنَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَخْرِجَا مَا تُصَرِّرَانِ» ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ، وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ، قَالَ: فَتَوَاكَلْنَا الْكَلَامَ، ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ أَحَدُنَا فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنْتَ أَبَرُّ النَّاسِ وَأَوْصَلُ النَّاسِ، وَقَدْ بَلَغْنَا النِّكَاحَ، فَجِئْنَا لِتُؤَمِّرَنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَاتِ، فَنُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْكَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّي النَّاسُ، وَنُصِيبَ كَمَا يُصِيبُونَ، قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ طَوِيلًا حَتَّى أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُكَلِّمَهُ، قَالَ: وَجَعَلَتْ زَيْنَبُ تُلْمِعُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحِجَابِ أَنْ لَا تُكَلِّمَاهُ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لَا تَنْبَغِي لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ، ادْعُوَا لِي مَحْمِيَةَ - وَكَانَ عَلَى الْخُمُسِ - وَنَوْفَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ» قَالَ: فَجَاءَاهُ، فَقَالَ لِمَحْمِيَةَ: «أَنْكِحْ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ ابْنَتَكَ» - لِلْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَنْكَحَهُ، وَقَالَ لِنَوْفَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ: «أَنْكِحْ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ ابْنَتَكَ» - لِي - فَأَنْكَحَنِي وَقَالَ لِمَحْمِيَةَ: «أَصْدِقْ عَنْهُمَا مِنَ الْخُمُسِ كَذَا، وَكَذَا» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: وَلَمْ يُسَمِّهِ لِي
