الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
بَابُ جَوَازِ قَبُولِ الْعَطَاءِ إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ - وَسُؤَالِ الصَّالِحِينَ إِنْ كَانَ وَلَاChapter: Permissibility of Accepting Gifts Without Asking, and Asking the Righteous if Necessary
Hadith 3542
اُردوEn
عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنِ ارْفَعْ إِلَيَّ حَاجَتَكَ، قَالَ: فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((ابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى)) وَإِنِّي لَا أَحْسِبُ الْيَدَ الْعُلْيَا الْمُعْطِيَةَ وَالسُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةَ، وَإِنِّي غَيْرُ سَائِلِكَ شَيْئًا وَلَا رَادٌّ رِزْقًا سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ مِنْكَ
Qaqa’ bin Hakim narrates that Abdul Aziz bin Marwan wrote to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to present any need he might have. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied in writing: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When spending, begin with those under your care, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand. I understand that the upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that asks. Therefore, I do not ask you for anything, and if Allah sends me something from your side, I will not return it.
