Charity for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his family and his freed slaves

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: At night the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found a date under his side and ate it; after that he could not sleep the whole night. His respected wife said: "O Messenger of Allah! Did you stay awake last night?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I found a date under my side and ate it. We also had dates of charity with us, and I feared that it might have been one of them."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abu Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him), or perhaps Sayyiduna Abu Umayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: Once we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man brought a tray with dates on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this? Is it a gift or charity?" He said: "It is charity." The narrator says: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed it on to the people. At that time Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) (who was a child then) was crawling on his hands; he took a date and put it in his mouth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put his finger into the child's mouth, took out the date and put it aside, then he said: "Indeed we, that is, the family of Muhammad, charity is not lawful for us."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam recorded it, though Ahmad named the narrator Sayyiduna Usayd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), while al-Tabarani named him Rushayd bin Malik. Its chain contains a narrator, Hafsah bint Talq; no one except Mu'arrif bin Wasil narrated from this woman, and no one has declared her trustworthy.

Ata bin al-Sa'ib narrates: Sayyidah Umm Kulthum bint Ali (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated this to me. Ata says: I brought her something of charity, and that lady said: We urge our young people to avoid it, because the freed slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Maymun (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) Sayyiduna Mihran (may Allah be pleased with him), told me that he passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Maymun! (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) O Mihran! We are a household that has been forbidden from using charity, and our freed slaves are also part of us, so do not eat charity."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it. In one narration of al-Tabarani the words are: A freed slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated this to me, whose name was Sayyiduna Tahman (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) Sayyiduna Dhakwan (may Allah be pleased with him). In another narration he recorded these words: His name was Sayyiduna Kaysan (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna Hurmuz (may Allah be pleased with him). Regarding the lady Sayyidah Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her), I have not seen anyone other than Ata bin al-Sa'ib who narrated from her, and there has been criticism of Ata.

Abu al-Hawra narrates: We were with Sayyiduna Imam Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was asked: "What do you remember about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: Once I was walking along with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he passed by a heap of charity dates. I took a date and put it in my mouth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it out along with its saliva. One of those present said: "There would have been no harm if you had left it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed we, that is, the family of Muhammad, charity is not lawful for us." Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I also remember the command of the five prayers from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Ahmad, Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it, and the narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).

Rabi'ah bin Shayban Abu al-Hawra narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Imam Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "What do you remember from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied: I climbed up to an upper room, took a date from there, put it in my mouth and began chewing it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take it out! Charity is not lawful for us."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would accept a gift; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not accept charity.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I brought some food to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while I was a slave. I said: "This is charity." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions, and they ate it, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not eat it. Then I brought food again and said: "This is a gift. I am presenting it to you as a gift so that I may honour you with it, for I have seen that you do not eat charity." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions to eat it, and he himself ate it along with them.
Ahmad and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it; its chain contains Ibn Ishaq, who is thiqah (trustworthy) but a mudallis (one who conceals defects in the chain), and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he brought the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a food-tray on which there were fresh dates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" He said: "This is charity for you and for your Companions." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Salman, we do not eat charity." So Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) took it away. The next day Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) brought the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a food-tray on which there were fresh dates. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this food-tray?" He said: "It is a gift." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions: "Come closer and eat."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever food was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from someone other than his own household, he would ask about it. If he was told: "It is a gift," he would eat it; and if he was told that it was charity, he would say (to the Companions): "You eat it!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) himself would not eat (it).
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Arqam bin Abi al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) to collect charity. He passed by Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) and took Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) along with him. Then they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Rafi', charity is forbidden for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and for the family of Muhammad, and the freed slave of a people is a member of that people (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) is one of them."
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it; its chain contains Muhammad bin Abi Layla, and he has been criticised.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Some young men from Banu Hashim came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, appoint us as officials to collect the zakah, so that we may receive from it what other people receive, and we will discharge it just as they discharge it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, we, the family of Muhammad, charity is not lawful for us; it is the dirt of people. But I do not think, concerning you, that when I take hold of the ring of the door of Paradise I will prefer anyone over you."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Abdullah bin Ja'far, the father of Ali bin al-Madini, and he is da'if (weak).

It is reported from him that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Charity is not lawful for us, nor for our freed slaves."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Isma'il bin Ayyash, and he has been criticised.

It is reported from him that he said: Nawfal bin al-Harith sent his two sons to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to them: "Go to your cousin! Perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will appoint you as officials to collect the zakah, and in this way you will earn something with which you can get married." They met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who asked: "What do you want?" They told him about their need, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: "Go back!" So they went back. When evening came, Nawfal bin al-Harith instructed them to go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When they came to the door, they asked permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Draw your curtain! My two cousins are about to come in." Then the two of them spoke with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about their matter, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O People of the House! Nothing of charity is permissible for you, which is the dirt of people's hands. For you there is a fifth of the khums (one-fifth of the spoils); it will make you free of need (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) it will suffice you."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Husayn bin Qays, whose nickname is Hanash. He has been heavily criticised, and Abu Mihsan declared him thiqah (trustworthy).