Sahih al-Bukhari 1473

Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) · Hadith 75

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعْطِينِي الْعَطَاءَ فَأَقُولُ أَعْطِهِ مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَرُ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ خُذْهُ، إِذَا جَاءَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ شَىْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ غَيْرُ مُشْرِفٍ وَلاَ سَائِلٍ، فَخُذْهُ، وَمَا لاَ فَلاَ تُتْبِعْهُ نَفْسَكَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to give me something but I would say to him, "would you give it to a poorer and more needy one than l?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Take it. If you are given something from this property, without asking for it or having greed for it take it; and if not given, do not run for it

Umar (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool mujhe kuch dete the magar main unse kehta: "Kya aap ise kisi zyada gareeb aur zaroorat-mand ko de sakte hain?" Nabi ne mujhse kaha: "Ise le lo. Agar tumhe is maal mein se bina maange ya lalach kiye kuch diya jaaye, use le lo; aur agar na diya jaaye, uske peechhe mat bhaago."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1473 · Book 24, Hadith 75

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