Hadith 2947

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَاعِيًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " انْطَلِقْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ وَلَا أُلْفِيَنَّكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَجِيءُ عَلَى ظَهْرِكَ بَعِيرٌ مِنْ إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ قَدْ غَلَلْتَهُ ، قَالَ : إِذًا لَا أَنْطَلِقُ ، قَالَ : إِذًا لَا أُكْرِهُكَ " .
Narrated Abu Masud al-Ansari: The Prophet ﷺ appointed me to collect sadaqah and then said: Go, Abu Masud, I should not find you on the Day of Judgment carrying a camel of sadaqah on your back, which rumbles, the one you have taken by unfaithful dealing in sadaqah. He said: If it is so, I will not go. He said: Then I do not force you.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارة / 2947
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح, وله شاھد عند مسلم (1831)
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Every Muslim should keep his hereafter in view.
And it is also obligatory upon the ruler to continue admonishing his officials to refrain from betrayal in matters of trust.
If, out of fear of accountability in the hereafter, a person does not wish to accept a responsibility assigned by the government, he should not be compelled to do so.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2947