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Giving Charity To Relatives

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Darussalam · Volume 3

23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاة

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الحديث: 2583 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 92

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2584. It was narrated that Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullâh, said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to women: 'Give charity, even from your jewelry.' 'Abdullâh was not a wealthy man and she said to him: 'Can I spend my charity on you and on my brother's children who are orphans?' 'Abdullâh said: 'Ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about that.' She said: 'So I went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and at his door I found a woman from among the Anshâr who was also called Zainab, and she was asking about the same matter as I was. Bilâl came out to us and we said to him: Go to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and ask him about that, but do not tell him who we are. He went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he said: 'Who are they?' He said: 'Zainab.' He said: 'Which Zainab?' He said: 'Zainab the wife of 'Abdullâh and Zainab Al-Anshâriyyah.' He said: 'Yes, they will have two rewards, the reward for upholding the ties of kinship and the reward for giving charity.'" (Sahîh)

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2583 - أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ، امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلنِّسَاءِ: «تَصَدَّقْنَ وَلَوْ مِنْ حُلِيِّكُنَّ» قَالَتْ: وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ خَفِيفَ ذَاتِ الْيَدِ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: أَيَسَعُنِي أَنْ أَضَعَ صَدَقَتِي فِيكَ وَفِي بَنِي أَخٍ لِي يَتَامَى، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: سَلِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا عَلَى بَابِهِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهَا: زَيْنَبُ تَسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا بِلَالٌ، فَقُلْنَا لَهُ: انْطَلِقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلْهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، وَلَا تُخْبِرْهُ مَنْ نَحْنُ، فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ هُمَا؟» قَالَ: زَيْنَبُ قَالَ: «أَيُّ الزَّيَانِبِ؟» قَالَ: زَيْنَبُ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَزَيْنَبُ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةُ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ، لَهُمَا أَجْرَانِ: أَجْرُ الْقَرَابَةِ، وَأَجْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ "

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It has been argued on the basis of this Hadith that a wife may give Zakâh to her husband, if he is poor. This is because subsistence and expenses of husband are not the wife's responsibility.