صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakat
باب إِعْطَاءِ الْمُؤَلَّفَةِ وَمَنْ يُّخَافُ عَليٰ إِيمَانِهِ إِنْ لَّمْ يُعْطَ ، وَاحْتِمَالِ مَنْ سَأَلَ بِجَفَاءٍ لَّجَهْلِهِ وَبَيَانِ الْخَوَارِجِ وَأَحْكَامِهِمْChapter: Giving to those whose hearts have been inclined (towards Islam) and to those for whose faith there is fear if they are not given anything, and putting up with the one who asks rudely due to ignorance, and the Khawarij and rulings regarding them
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَإسحاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، قَالَ إسحاق أَخْبَرَنَا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَسْمًا ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَغَيْرُ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانَ أَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّهُمْ خَيَّرُونِي أَنْ يَسْأَلُونِي بِالْفُحْشِ ، أَوْ يُبَخِّلُونِي ، فَلَسْتُ بِبَاخِلٍ " .
Umar bin Khattab (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) distributed something. Upon this I said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by God, the others besides them were more deserving than these (to whom you gave charity). He said: They had in fact left no other alternative for me. but (that they should) either beg importunately from me or they would regard me as a miser, but I am not a miser.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
At times, in order to protect oneself from the evil and corruption of someone, it becomes necessary—despite their being undeserving—to give them some material benefit to silence them. The circumstances and conditions of the time demand this, and wisdom and expediency require it, so one has to act accordingly.
Benefits and Issues:
At times, in order to protect oneself from the evil and corruption of someone, it becomes necessary—despite their being undeserving—to give them some material benefit to silence them. The circumstances and conditions of the time demand this, and wisdom and expediency require it, so one has to act accordingly.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2428
