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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Zakat

Sahih Muslim 1071c

Chapter: Zakat is forbidden for the messenger of Allah pbuh and his family, and they are Banu Hashim and Banu Al-Muttalib, and no one else

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1071c

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ ‏"‏

لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا ‏"

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date and said:

Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1071c) and Al-Bukhari (No. 2055).

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2055

The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a fallen date and said, "Were it not for my doubt that this might have been given in charity, I would have eaten it." And narrated Abu Huraira the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I found a datefruit fallen on my bed."

مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِتَمْرَةٍ مَسْقُوطَةٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Also reported by… (6)
  • أحكام القرآن للجصاص (522)وجد تمرة فقال : لولا أني أخاف أن تكون صدقة لأكلتها
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (2662)لَوْلَا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا
  • التدوين في أخبار قزوين للرافعي (382)لَوْلا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1914)لَوْلا أَنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2943)لَوْلا أَنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2973)لَوْلا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 588

The Prophet (ﷺ) found a dry date-fruit lying in the way and said, "Had it not been for fear of being from charity I would have eaten it." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن أنس رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وجد تمرة فىالطريق فقال‏:‏ “لولا أنى أخاف أن تكون من الصدقة لأكلتها” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 7 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2432

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Sometimes when I return home and find a date fallen on my bed, I pick it up in order to eat it, but I fear that it might be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."

إِنِّي لأَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِي، فَأَجِدُ التَّمْرَةَ سَاقِطَةً عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَأَرْفَعُهَا لآكُلَهَا، ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً فَأُلْفِيَهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions

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