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Sahih al-BukhariObligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1491

Chapter: What is said regarding what is given to the Prophet (saws) and his offspring in charity

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1491

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَخَذَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ كِخٍ كِخٍ ـ لِيَطْرَحَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ـ

أَمَا شَعَرْتَ أَنَّا لاَ نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Al-Hasan bin `Ali took a date from the dates given in charity and put it in his mouth. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Expel it from your mouth. Don't you know that we do not eat a thing which is given in charity?"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1491) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1585).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ : ( سَمِعْت أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ أَخَذَ الْحَسَنُ ) فِي رِوَايَةِ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ " كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقْسِمُ تَمْرًا مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ وَالْحَسَنُ فِي حِجْرِهِ " أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ ) زَادَ أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَجِّيُّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ " فَلَمْ يَفْطِنْ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى قَامَ وَلُعَابُهُ يَسِيلُ , فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شِدْقَهُ " وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مَعْمَرٍ " فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ حَمَلَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَسَالَ لُعَاب…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1491
Grades of other versions (2)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (4477)
  • Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (9308)

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1822

Abu Huraira told that al-Hasan b. 'All took one of the dates of the sadaqa and put it in his mouth, whereupon the Prophet said, “Leave it alone, leave it alone,” in order that he might throw it away. He then said, “Do you not know that we* do not eat the sadaqa?’ (Bukhari and Muslim.) * The pronoun…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَخَذَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كِخْ كِخْ» لِيَطْرَحَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أما شَعرت…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • جزء أبي الطاهر (13)أَلْقِهَا , أَمَا شَعَرْتَ أَنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ
  • شرح السنة (1602)كِخْ أَلْقِهَا ، أَمَا شَعَرْتَ أَنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1910)أَنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3501)أَنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (2594)أَنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ ؟ !
  • مسند ابن الجعد (983)لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ ؟

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