حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ ، قَالا : نا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، ثنا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي لَيْلَى سِنَانٍ ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مُصَدِّقُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَقَرَأْتُ فِي كِتَابِهِ : " لا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ وَلا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ خَشْيَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ " ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِنَاقَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ حَسْنَاءَ مُلَمْلَمَةٍ ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهَا ، وَقَالَ : مَا عُذْرِي عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَخَذْتُ هَذِهِ مِنْ مَالِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ ؟ قَالَ يَحْيَى : ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ شَرِيكًا بَعْدُ يَذْكُرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ ، فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِوَكِيعٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْهُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ.
Sayyiduna Suwaid bin Ghaflah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A person who was a collector of zakat on behalf of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to us. The narrator says: I read in his written instructions that: "Separate wealth should not be combined, nor should combined wealth be separated, in order to avoid (paying or collecting) zakat." The narrator says: Then after that, a man came to him with a large she-camel, which was very beautiful and healthy, but he refused to accept the she-camel. He said: "If I take this from a Muslim's wealth, then what will I do in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?" This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, there is some difference in it.