المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakah
بَابُ التَّرْهِيبِ مِنَ السُّؤَالِ وَفَضْلِ الْإِعْطَاءِ
Warning against begging and the virtue of giving
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قَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، وَالْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، وَنَسَخْتُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ جُذَامٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَدِيٌّ ، كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ لَهُ حِوَارٌ ، فَرَمَى إِحْدَاهُمَا بِحَجَرٍ فَقَتَلَهَا ، فَرَكِبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَهُوَ بِتَبُوكَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَأْنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَقْتُولَةِ ، فَقَالَ : أَدِّ لِوَارِثِهَا عَقْلَهَا . قَالَ عَدِيٌّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى نَاقَةٍ لَهُ حَمْرَاءَ جَدْعَاءَ ، فَقَالَ : أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، تَعْلَمُنَّ أَنَّ الْأَيْدِيَ ثَلَاثَةٌ ، يَدُ اللهِ تَعَالَى هِيَ الْعُلْيَا ، وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي الْوُسْطَى ، وَيَدُ الْمُعْطَى هِيَ السُّفْلَى ، فَتَعَفَّفُوا ، وَلَوْ بِحُزَمِ الْحَطَبِ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ . ؟
It is narrated from Adi (may Allah be pleased with him), a Companion from Banu Judham, that a quarrel arose between him and his two wives. In the course of it he struck one of them with a stone in anger, and she died. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to learn how to settle this matter, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was staying at Tabuk at that time. He asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) about retaliation and blood money for the slain woman, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pay her heirs her blood money (diyah)." Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: That scene is still before my eyes, as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) riding a red she-camel of his whose ear was slightly cropped. He (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people and said: "O people! Know well that hands are of three kinds: the Hand of Allah Almighty is the highest, the hand of the giver is in the middle, and the hand of the receiver is the lowest. So refrain from stretching out your hands before people and adopt chastity, even if you have to earn your provision by gathering bundles of firewood from the forest (through toil and labour)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised both his blessed hands and said before Allah: 'Allahumma hal ballaghtu' (O Allah! Have I conveyed (Your message)?)
وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ ، وَلَا لِذِي مِرَّةٍ سَوِيٍّ .
It is narrated from Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a wealthy person to take sadaqah, nor for one who is strong and healthy."
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : إِنَّ الَّذِي يَأْتِينِي مِنْكُمْ فَيَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيهِ ، فَيَنْطَلِقُ وَمَا يَحْمِلُ فِي حِضْنِهِ إِلَّا النَّارَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of you comes to me and asks me, and I give him (what he asked for), then he goes off with it, in reality he carries away nothing in his lap but fire."
وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِمَنْ يَمْلِكُ خَمْسِينَ دِرْهَمًا ، أَوْ عِوَضَهَا مِنَ الذَّهَبِ .
( 37 ) حَدِيثُ حِبَّانَ بْنِ بُحٍّ الصُّدَائِيِّ يَأْتِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي عَلَامَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ .
( 37 ) حَدِيثُ حِبَّانَ بْنِ بُحٍّ الصُّدَائِيِّ يَأْتِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي عَلَامَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful to take sadaqah for one who owns fifty dirhams, or owns gold of equal value."
The hadith of Hibban bin Buhh al-Suda'i (no. 37) will come, if Allah Almighty wills, in the chapter on the signs of prophethood.
The hadith of Hibban bin Buhh al-Suda'i (no. 37) will come, if Allah Almighty wills, in the chapter on the signs of prophethood.
وَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُنَادَةَ ، وَقَدْ حَجَّ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَنْ سَأَلَ مِنْ غَيْرِ فَقْرٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا يَقْضَمُ الْجَمْرَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Junadah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had the honour of performing the Farewell Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks (people) without poverty, hunger or need, it is as if he is chewing glowing embers of fire."
According to the imams and commentators of hadith, this prophetic saying severely condemns stretching out one's hand to beg without need, and makes clear that wealth gathered by begging without right is in reality the fire of Hell, which will become a torment for the one who begs.
According to the imams and commentators of hadith, this prophetic saying severely condemns stretching out one's hand to beg without need, and makes clear that wealth gathered by begging without right is in reality the fire of Hell, which will become a torment for the one who begs.
وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ : ثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمُنْذِرِ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لِبَنَاتِهَا : تَصَدَّقْنَ وَلَا تَنْتَظِرْنَ الْفَضْلَ ، فَإِنَّكُنَّ إِنِ انْتَظَرْتُنَّ الْفَضْلَ لَمْ تَجِدْنَ ، وَإِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُنَّ لَمْ تَجِدْنَ فَقْدَهُ .
It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) that she advised her daughters, saying: "Keep giving sadaqah and charity in the way of Allah, and do not wait for abundance (of wealth) or savings beyond your needs, for the truth is that if you wait for surplus wealth to be left over, you will never get it; and if you give sadaqah, you will not feel the slightest lack or loss of the wealth you spent."
