سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakah
بَابُ : الصَّدَقَةِ لاَ تَحِلُّ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: Charity Is Not Permissible For The Prophet
Hadith 2614
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ وَاصِلٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَيْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ ، فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ ، وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ " .
´Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father that his grandfather said:` "If something was brought to him, the prophet would ask whether it was a gift or charity. If it was said that if was charity, he would not eat, and if it was said that it was a gift, he would stretch forth his hand."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
You yourself are the principal example in abstaining from charity, so that there remains no room for objection regarding any impropriety. The family of the Prophet, being your descendants, are included in this ruling. It is possible that the purpose of the chapter is to show that even voluntary charities (nafl sadaqat) were not lawful for the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), whereas for the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat, radi Allahu anhunna), voluntary charities were lawful, as is established by many ahadith.
You yourself are the principal example in abstaining from charity, so that there remains no room for objection regarding any impropriety. The family of the Prophet, being your descendants, are included in this ruling. It is possible that the purpose of the chapter is to show that even voluntary charities (nafl sadaqat) were not lawful for the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), whereas for the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat, radi Allahu anhunna), voluntary charities were lawful, as is established by many ahadith.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2614
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
The difference between charity (sadaqah) and a gift (hadiyyah) is that with charity, the reward of the Hereafter is intended, and the giver is considered honorable while the recipient is regarded as lowly and needy. In contrast, with a gift, the aim is to draw closer to the one to whom it is given, and in the eyes of the giver, it indicates the honor and dignity of the recipient.
The difference between charity (sadaqah) and a gift (hadiyyah) is that with charity, the reward of the Hereafter is intended, and the giver is considered honorable while the recipient is regarded as lowly and needy. In contrast, with a gift, the aim is to draw closer to the one to whom it is given, and in the eyes of the giver, it indicates the honor and dignity of the recipient.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 656
