Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:

Abdullah bin Salam was a renowned scholar of religion who, upon witnessing the signs of prophethood in the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when he arrived in Madinah, accepted Islam. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave him glad tidings of Paradise, and in the verse of the Qur’an: “And a witness from the Children of Israel has testified” (), Allah mentioned him with praise. His virtues are also mentioned in another hadith.

Hadith Commentary:
The fortunate individuals to whom the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave glad tidings of Paradise in a single gathering are known as the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’ (the ten given glad tidings of Paradise). Among them is the narrator of this hadith, Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu). However, Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu) narrated this hadith at a time when none of the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’ were alive, and he did not mention his own name because it is not appropriate or suitable for a person to praise himself with his own tongue.

It is also narrated from Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Just now, a man from among the people of Paradise will come to you.”
At that moment, Abdullah ibn Salam (radi Allahu anhu) arrived.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/164 and Sahih Ibn Hibban (Ibn Bulban), Hadith: 7164)

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that if a person for whom it is permissible to receive charity (sadaqah) gives that charity to someone else as a gift, then even if it is not permissible for the latter to receive charity, it will be permissible for him to accept it as a gift. This is because it is no longer considered charity. Furthermore, it is also understood that it was permissible for the freed slaves (mawali) of the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) to receive charity. Although, regarding the freed slaves (mawali) of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), there is a difference of opinion.