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Sunan Abu DawudZakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 1629

Chapter: To Whom Zakat Is To Be Paid And The Definition Of A Wealthy Person

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1629

Narrator:Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyya

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْكِينٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ، قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ وَالأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ فَسَأَلاَهُ فَأَمَرَ لَهُمَا بِمَا سَأَلاَ وَأَمَرَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَكَتَبَ لَهُمَا بِمَا سَأَلاَ فَأَمَّا الأَقْرَعُ فَأَخَذَ كِتَابَهُ فَلَفَّهُ فِي عِمَامَتِهِ وَانْطَلَقَ وَأَمَّا عُيَيْنَةُ فَأَخَذَ كِتَابَهُ وَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَانَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَرَانِي حَامِلاً إِلَى قَوْمِي كِتَابًا لاَ أَدْرِي مَا فِيهِ كَصَحِيفَةِ الْمُتَلَمِّسِ ‏.‏ فَأَخْبَرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِقَوْلِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"

Narrated Sahl ibn Hanzaliyyah:

Uyaynah ibn Hisn and Aqra' ibn Habis came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They begged from him. He commanded to give them what they begged. He ordered Mu'awiyah to write a document to give what they begged. Aqra' took his document, wrapped it in his turban, and went away.

As for Uyaynah, he took his document and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at his home, and said to him: Muhammad, do you see me? I am taking a document to my people, but I do not know what it contains, just like the document of al-Mutalammis. Mu'awiyah informed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of his statement.

Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who begs (from people) when he has sufficient is simply asking for a large amount of Hell-fire. (An-Nufayl (a transmitter) said elsewhere: "embers of Hell".)

They asked: Messenger of Allah, what is a sufficiency? (Elsewhere an-Nufayl said: What is a sufficiency which makes begging unfitting?)

He replied: It is that which would provide a morning and an evening meal. (Elsewhere an-Nufayl said: It is when one has enough for a day and night, or for a night and a day.) He (an-Nufayl) narrated to us this tradition briefly in the words that I have mentioned.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1629).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( سَهْل اِبْن الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ ) : هُوَ سَهْل بْن الرَّبِيع وَالْحَنْظَلِيَّة أُمّه وَقِيلَ أُمّ جَدّه وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ تَحْت الشَّجَرَة وَسَكَنَ دِمَشْق وَمَاتَ بِهَا ( كَصَحِيفَةِ الْمُتَلَمِّس ) : لَهَا قِصَّة مَشْهُورَة عِنْد الْعَرَب وَهُوَ الْمُتَلَمِّس الشَّاعِر وَكَانَ هَجَا عَمْرو بْن هِنْد الْمَلِك فَكَتَبَ لَهُ كِتَابًا إِلَى عَامِله يُوهِمهُ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ لَهُ فِيهِ عَطِيَّة وَقَدْ كَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَقْتُلهُ فَارْتَابَ الْمُتَلَمِّس فَفَكَّهُ وَقَرَأَهُ فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ مَا فِيهِ رَمَى بِهِ وَنَجَا فَضَرَبَتْ الْعَرَب مَثَلًا بِصَحِيفَتِهِ ( مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْده مَا يُغْنِيه ) : أَيْ مِنْ السُّؤَال وَهُوَ قُوته فِي الْحَال ( فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِر مِنْ النَّار )…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1629
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1629
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1629

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1848

Sahl b. al-Hanzaliya reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who begs when he has a sufficiency is simply asking for a great amount of hell.” An-Nufaili, who was one of its transmitters, said in another place that he was asked what was a sufficiency which made begging unfitting and replied that it…

وَعَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنَ النَّارِ» . قَالَ النُّفَيْلِيُّ. وَهُوَ أَحَدُ…

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  • أسد الغابة (462)مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْ جَمْرِ جَهَنَّمَ . قَالُوا : وَمَا يُغْنِيهِ يَا رَسُول اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : مَا يُغَدِّيهِ وَيُعَشِّيهِ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (17487)مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ ، فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْ جَمْرِ جَهَنَّمَ ، قَالُوا : وَمَا يُغْنِيهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : يُغَدِّيهِ أَوْ يُعَشِّيهِ
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (575)مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ ، فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (2805)مَنْ سَأَلَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ ، فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْ جَمْرِ جَهَنَّمَ

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 529

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If one of you would keep begging (of people) until he meets Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) his face will be without a shred of flesh." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “لا تزال المسألة بأحدكم حتى يلقى الله تعالى وليس في وجهه مزعة لحم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏المزعة‏"‏ بضم الميم وإسكان الزاى وبالعين المهملة‏:‏ القطعة‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 639

“A man who persists in begging people to give him charity, will come on the Day of Judgment and there will not be a piece of flesh on his face.” Agreed upon.

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1847

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Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 8 other versions

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Authentic Muwatta Malik 1854

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a man of the Banu Asad said, "My family and I dismounted to rest at Baqi. My family said to me, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask him for something that we can eat,' and they…

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