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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الزكاةFrom the Book of Zakat
باب مَا يُهْدَى لِعُمَّالِ الصَّدَقَةِ لِمَنْ هُوَ:Chapter: Gifts to Charity Collectors
Hadith 1707
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ثُمَّ السَّاعِدِيّ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَعْمَلَ عَامِلًا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَاءَهُ الْعَامِلُ حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَذَا الَّذِي لَكُمْ، وَهَذَا أُهْدِيَ لِي . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "فَهَلَّا قَعَدْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ، فَنَظَرْتَ أَيُهْدَى لَكَ أَمْ لَا ؟ ثُمَّ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشِيَّةً بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ، فَتَشَهَّدَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: "أَمَّا بَعْدُ مَا بَالُ الْعَامِلِ نَسْتَعْمِلُهُ فَيَأْتِينَا فَيَقُولُ: هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِكُمْ وَهَذَا أُهْدِيَ لِي ؟ ! فَهَلَّا قَعَدَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ فَيَنْظُرَ هَلْ يُهْدَى لَهُ أَمْ لَا ؟ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ، لَا يَغُلُّ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا، إِلَّا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ: إِنْ كَانَ بَعِيرًا، جَاءَ بِهِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَقَرَةً، جَاءَ بِهَا لَهَا خُوَارٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ شَاةً، جَاءَ بِهَا تَيْعَرُ، فَقَدْ بَلَّغْتُ" . قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ: ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى إِنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُفْرَةِ إِبْطَيْهِ . قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ: وَقَدْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مَعِي مِنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ , فَسَلُوهُ.
Sayyiduna Abu Humayd Ansari Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a man with the responsibility of collecting zakat. When he completed his work and returned, he said: “O Messenger of Allah! This is what is for you, and this was given to me as a gift.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Why did you not sit in your father’s or mother’s house and see whether you would be given a gift or not?” Then, in the evening, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the pulpit after prayer, first recited the testimony of faith, then praised Allah as He deserves, and then said: “To proceed, what is the matter with that official whom we appoint for collection, and he comes to us and says: ‘This is your share of the work, and this was given to me as a gift’? Why did he not sit in his father’s or mother’s house and see whether he would be given a gift or not? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any of you commits a breach of trust in this matter, he will come on the Day of Resurrection carrying it on his neck. If it is a camel, he will bring it making its sound; if it is a cow, he will bring it making its sound; and if it is a goat, he will bring it bleating. I have conveyed (the message).” Sayyiduna Abu Humayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands until we could see the whiteness of his armpits. Sayyiduna Abu Humayd (may Allah be pleased with him) also said: Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) also heard this (hadith) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with me, so ask him.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1706)
It is established from this hadith that any gift or present given to an official or officer is also the property of the government and the public treasury (bayt al-mal). If this principle is acted upon, the curse of bribery itself would be eradicated. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us to avoid betrayal of trust; no matter how small or large the betrayal, on the Day of Judgment it will cling to the betrayer’s neck and he will carry it around, as detailed in the hadith.
This hadith also provides evidence for delivering a sermon (khutbah) when needed. Moreover, it shows that in the khutbah, first there should be praise and glorification of Allah Ta’ala, then admonition, and there should be mention of unlawful acts and their punishment and retribution, so that people may avoid such unlawful actions.
Additionally, it is indicated that in the khutbah, the name of any individual should not be mentioned.
All the sermons of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were of this nature: «مَا بَالَ أَقْوَامٌ، مَا بَالَ فُلَانٌ» and as in this hadith «مَا بَالَ الْعَامِلِ», the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not mention the name of that official.
It is established from this hadith that any gift or present given to an official or officer is also the property of the government and the public treasury (bayt al-mal). If this principle is acted upon, the curse of bribery itself would be eradicated. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us to avoid betrayal of trust; no matter how small or large the betrayal, on the Day of Judgment it will cling to the betrayer’s neck and he will carry it around, as detailed in the hadith.
This hadith also provides evidence for delivering a sermon (khutbah) when needed. Moreover, it shows that in the khutbah, first there should be praise and glorification of Allah Ta’ala, then admonition, and there should be mention of unlawful acts and their punishment and retribution, so that people may avoid such unlawful actions.
Additionally, it is indicated that in the khutbah, the name of any individual should not be mentioned.
All the sermons of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were of this nature: «مَا بَالَ أَقْوَامٌ، مَا بَالَ فُلَانٌ» and as in this hadith «مَا بَالَ الْعَامِلِ», the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not mention the name of that official.
