نَا نَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَاعِدٍ ، نَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، نَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ : فُرِغَ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ : الْخَلْقِ ، وَالْخُلُقِ ، وَالرِّزْقِ ، وَالأَجَلِ ، فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ اكْتَسَبَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ جَائِزَةٌ قُبِضَتْ ، أَوْ لَمْ تُقْبَضْ " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Allah Almighty has already decreed four things: the creation of man, his character, his sustenance, and his death. Now it is not possible for any person to obtain anything beyond this. Giving charity is permissible, whether it has been taken into possession or not.