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Bayhaqi 7846 — Voluntary charity to a polytheist and to one

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ، قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ، وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: وَأنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ السَّرَّاجُ، قَالُوا: ثنا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " قَالَ رَجُلٌ: لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ زَانِيَةٍ فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ: تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، فَقَالَ: اللهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِصَدَقَةٍ، فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ غَنِيٍّ، فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ: تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: اللهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ، لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِصَدَقَةٍ، فَخَرَجَ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ سَارِقٍ، فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ: تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ، فَقَالَ: اللهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، وَعَلَى غَنِيٍّ، وَعَلَى سَارِقٍ، فَأُتِيَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَمَّا صَدَقَتُكَ فَقَدْ قُبِلَتْ، أَمَّا الزَّانِيَةُ فَلَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَسْتَعِفَّ بِهَا عَنْ زِنَاهَا، وَلَعَلَّ الْغَنِيَّ يَعْتَبِرُ فَيُنْفِقُ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ، وَلَعَلَّ السَّارِقَ يَسْتَعِفُّ بِهَا عَنْ سَرِقَتِهِ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man said: 'Tonight I will certainly give charity.' So he went out with his charity and (unknowingly) placed it in the hand of an adulteress. In the morning people began talking: 'Last night charity was given to an adulteress.' He said: 'O Allah, all praise is Yours; my charity went to an adulteress?' Then he said: 'Tonight I will certainly give charity.' So he went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a rich man. In the morning people began talking: 'Last night charity was given to a rich man.' He said: 'O Allah, all praise is Yours; my charity went to a rich man?' Then he said: 'Tonight I will certainly give charity.' He went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. In the morning people began talking: 'Last night charity was given to a thief.' He said: 'O Allah, all praise is Yours; my charity went to an adulteress, a rich man and a thief?' Then someone came to him and said: 'Your charity has been accepted. As for the adulteress, perhaps because of this charity she will refrain from her adultery; as for the rich man, perhaps he will take a lesson and begin spending from what Allah has given him; and as for the thief, it is hoped that he will refrain from his stealing.'"
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7846
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