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Sahih Muslim 1832c

Chapter: The prohibition of giving gifts to agents

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1832c

Narrator:Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idī

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَزْدِ عَلَى صَدَقَاتِ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ يُدْعَى ابْنَ الأُتْبِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ حَاسَبَهُ قَالَ هَذَا مَالُكُمْ وَهَذَا هَدِيَّةٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

فَهَلاَّ جَلَسْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ هَدِيَّتُكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ خَطَبَنَا فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَسْتَعْمِلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ مِمَّا وَلاَّنِي اللَّهُ فَيَأْتِي فَيَقُولُ هَذَا مَالُكُمْ وَهَذَا هَدِيَّةٌ أُهْدِيَتْ لِي ‏.‏ أَفَلاَ جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُ هَدِيَّتُهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا وَاللَّهِ لاَ يَأْخُذُ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ إِلاَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَحْمِلُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلأَعْرِفَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ يَحْمِلُ بَعِيرًا لَهُ رُغَاءٌ أَوْ بَقَرَةً لَهَا خُوَارٌ أَوْ شَاةً تَيْعِرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رُئِيَ بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ بَصُرَ عَيْنِي وَسَمِعَ أُذُنِي ‏.‏

It has been reported on the authority of Abu Humaid as-Sa'idi who said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed a man from the Azd tribe called Ibn al-Utbiyya, in charge of Sadaqat to be received from Banu Sulaim. When he came (back), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked him to render his account. He said: This wealth is for you (i.e. for the public treasury) and this is a gift (presented to me). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You should have remained in the house of your father and your mother, until your gift came to you if you spoke the truth; then he addressed us. He praised God and extolled Him, and afterwards said: I appoint a man from you to a responsible post sharing with him authority that God has entrusted to me, and he comes to me saying: This wealth is for you (i.e. for the public treasury) and this is a gift presented to me. Why did he not remain in the house of his father and his mother and his gift came to him, if he was truthful? By God, any one of you will not take anything from (the public funds) without any justification, but will meet his Lord carrying it on himself on the Day of judgment. I will recognise any one of you meeting Allah and carrying a growling camel, or a cow bellowing or a goat bleating. Then he raised his hands so high that whiteness of his armpits could be seen. Then he said: O my Lord, I have conveyed (Thy Commandments). The narrator says: My eyes saw (the Prophet standing in that pose) and my ears heard (what he said).

Reported by Muslim (No. 1832c) and Al-Bukhari (No. 6979, 7197).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 6979

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( فَلَمَّا جَاءَ حَاسَبَهُ ) فِيهِ مُحَاسَبَة الْعُمَّال لِيُعْلَمَ مَا قَبَضُوهُ وَمَا صَرَفُوا. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( فَلَأَعْرِفَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَقِيَ اللَّه يَحْمِل بَعِيرًا ) هَكَذَا هُوَ بَعْض النُّسَخ ( فَلَأَعْرِفَنَّ ) , وَفِي بَعْضهَا ( لَا أَعْرِفَنَّ ) بِالْأَلِفِ عَلَى النَّفْي , قَالَ الْقَاضِي : هَذَا أَشْهَر , قَالَ : وَالْأَوَّل هُوَ رِوَايَة أَكْثَر رُوَاة صَحِيح مُسْلِم. قَوْله : ( بَصَر عَيْنِي وَسَمْع أُذُنِي ) مَعْنَاهُ : أَعْلَم هَذَا الْكَلَام يَقِينًا وَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنِي النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِين تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ , وَسَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنِي , فَلَا شَكّ فِي عِلْمِي بِهِ. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : (…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6979

By Allah, no one of you takes anything unlawfully except that he will meet Allah carrying it on the Day of Judgment

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a man named Ibn al-Lutbiyyah, to collect the charity of Banu Sulaym. When the man returned, he held him accountable. he said: This is your wealth, and this is a gift. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and…

فَهَلاَّ جَلَسْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ، حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ هَدِيَّتُكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ خَطَبَنَا فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنِّي أَسْتَعْمِلُ…

Narrated by Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idī Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7197

The Prophet (ﷺ) employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with the money) to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the Prophet (ﷺ) called him to account, and he said, "This (amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Why don't you…

فَإِنِّي أَسْتَعْمِلُ رِجَالاً مِنْكُمْ عَلَى أُمُورٍ مِمَّا وَلاَّنِي اللَّهُ، فَيَأْتِي أَحَدُكُمْ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ أُهْدِيَتْ لِي فَهَلاَّ جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَبَيْتِ أُمِّهِ حَتَّى…

Narrated by Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idī

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  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (1740)فَهَلا جَلَسْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَأُمُّكَ فَتَأْتِيَكَ هَدِيَّتُكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا ؟
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (2191)أَسْتَعْمِلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ مِمَّا وَلانِيهِ اللَّهُ ، فَيَأْتِي فَيَقُولُ : هَذَا مَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ لِي أَفَلا جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُ هَدِيَّتُهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ، وَاللَّهِ لا يَأْخُذُ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ ، إِل

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1500

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) appointed a man called Ibn Al-Lutbiya, from the tribe of Al-Asd to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim. When he returned, (after collecting the Zakat) the Prophet (ﷺ) checked the account with him.

اسْتَعْمَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَسْدِ عَلَى صَدَقَاتِ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ يُدْعَى ابْنَ اللُّتْبِيَّةِ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ حَاسَبَهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idī

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