The Book of Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
INTRODUCTION
Of the five fundamentals of Islam, Zakat occupies the second positioin, the first being
prayer (salat). This word is derived from Zakd, which means it (a plant) grew. The second
derivative of this word carries the sense of purificatin, e. g. Qad aflaha man zakkaha (he
is indeed successful who purified himself). The other word used for zakat both in the
Qur'an and the Hadith is sadaqa which is derived from sidq (the truth). Both these words
are highly meaningful. The spending of wealth for the sake of Allah purifies the heart of
man of the love of material wealth. The man who spends it offers that as a humble gift
before the Lord and thus affirms the truth that nothing is dearer to him in life than the
love of Allah and that he is full prepared to sacrifice everything for His sake. Secondly,
zakat is the most effective measure to improve the economic condition of the have-nots. It
is not, however, a mere tax, but a form of worship whereby a man comes close to his Lord.
The Muslims have, therefore, been enjoined to pay zakat with the same sense of earnestness
and devotion in which the seeker of the Lord observes the prayer. The primary motive of
zakat is religious and spiritual, while the social and economic aspects are subservient to
it. Its social significance is that it awakens in man the sense of brotherhood with less
fortunate members of society, and stirs his moral conscience to make sacrifice for their
sake. From the economic point of view it discourages hoarding and concentration of wealth
and helps its steady and constant flow from the rich to the poor. It is in fact a good
means of providing purchasing power to the poor, for ameliorating their hard lot and
enabling them to stand on their own legs.
It should also be remembered that zakat or sadaqa in Islam is not a voluntary act of
charity which a rich man gives to the poor out of his own sweet will, but it is an
obligatory act which every Muslim is enjoined upon to perform if he is sincere in his
belief in God and the Hereafter. Thus there is no burden of obligation on one who receives
zakat, but a sense of thankfulness and gratitude on the part of the giver, since he has
been enabled by the recipient to discharge his obligation that he owes to God and society.
(O Prophet), take sadaqa (zakat) out of their property-thou wouldst cleanse them and
purify them thereby (Qur'an, ix. 103). And away from it (the Hell) shall be kept the most
faithful to duty who gives his wealth, purifying himself (xcii. 17-18).
So much is the importance of zakat in Islam that it has been mentioned at eightytwo
places in the Qur'an in close connection with prayer. The Companions of the Holy Prophet
(may peace be upon him) knew its basic importance in Islam. It is a known fact that after
the death of the Apostle of Allah (may peace he upon him) when some of the tribes, who
believed in the oneness of God and observed prayer, refused to pay zakat, the first Caliph
Abu Bakr Siddiq (Allah be pleased with him), in an answer to the advice of Hadrat 'Umar
(Allah be pleased with him) to show tolerance towards such people. said in explicit terms,
By Allah, I would definitely wage war against them who dissociate prayer from Zakat. Zakat
is paid on the surplus of wealth which is left over after the passage of a year. It is
thus a payment on the accumulated wealth. Leaving aside animals and agricultural yield,
zakat is paid at almost a uniform rate of two and a half %. The minimum standard of
surplus wealth over which zakat is charged is known as Nisab. It differs with different
kinds of property, the most important being 200 dirhams or 521 tolas (nearly 21 oz.) In
case of silver, and 20 mithqals or 71 tolas (nearly 3 oz.) in case of gold. The nisab of
cash is the same as that of gold and silver.
As regards the persons to whom zakat is to be paid, they have been clearly described in
the Holy Qur'an: Alms are only for the poor, the needy, the officials charged with the
duty of collection, those whose hearts are inclined to truth, the ransoming of captives,
those in debt, in the way of Allah, and the wayfarer (ix 60).
Chapter 1:
Book 005, Number 2134:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying: No
sadaqa (zakat) is payable on less than five wasqs of (dates or grains), on less than five
camel-heads and on less than five uqiyas (of silver).
Book 005, Number 2135:
A hadith like this has been narrated by 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2136:
'Umara reported: I heard Abd Sa'id al-Khudri as saying that he had heard Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) make (this) observation with a gesture of his five
fingers, and then he narrated the hadith as transmitted by 'Uyaina (hadith 2134).
Book 005, Number 2137:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Sadaqa (zakat) is payable on less than five wasqs of (dates or grains), on less than five
camel-heads, and on less than five uqiyas (of silver).
Book 005, Number 2138:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No
Sadaqa is payable on less than five wasqs of dates or grains.
Book 005, Number 2139:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No
Sadaqa is payable on the grains and dates till it (comes to the Weight) of five wasqs, or
less than five heads of camels, or less than five uqiyas (of silver).
Book 005, Number 2140:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Isma'il b. Umayya with the same chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2141:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Isma'il b. Umayya with the same chain of
transmitters, but instead of the word dates, fruit has been used.
Book 005, Number 2142:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No
Sadaqa is payable on less than five fiqiyas of silver, and on less than five heads of
camels, and less than five wasqs of dates.
Book 005, Number 2143:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: A tenth
is payable on what is watered by rivers, or rains, and a twentieth on what is watered by
camels.
Chapter 2: NO ZAKAT IS DUE FROM A MUSLIM ON HIS SLAVE OR HIS HORSE
Book 005, Number 2144:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messsenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No Sadaqa is
due from a Muslim on his slave or horse.
Book 005, Number 2145:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No Sadaqa is
due from a Muslim on his slave or horse.
Book 005, Number 2146:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira through another chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2147:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There is no
Sadaqa on a slave except Sadaqat-ul-Fitr.
Chapter 3: SENDING OFF FOR THE PAYMENT OF ZAKAT AND OF REFUSING TO PAY IT
Book 005, Number 2148:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent Umar for
(collecting) Sadaqa (zakat), and it was said that Ibn Jamil, Khalid b. Walid and 'Abbas
the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), refused (to pay it). Upon
this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Ibn Jamil is taking revenge but
for this that he was destitute and Allah made him rich. As regards Khalid, you are unjust
to Khalid, for be reserved his armours and weapons for the sake of Allah, and as for
'Abbas, I shall be responsible for it and an equal amount along with it. And he again
said: 'Umar, bear this in mind, the uncle of a person is like his father.
Chapter 4: ZAKAT (SADAQA) FITR IS BINDING ON EVERY MUSLIM
Book 005, Number 2149:
Ibn Umar said that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) prescribed the payment of
Zakat-ul-Fitr (on breaking the fast) of Ramadan for people, for every freeman, or slave,
male and female among the Muslims-one sa' of dried dates, or one sa' of barley.
Book 005, Number 2150:
Ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prescribed
Zakat-ul-Fitr one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every slave or freeman, young or
old.
Book 005, Number 2151:
Ibn 'Umar said that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) prescribed the Sadaqa
of Ramadan (Sadaqat-al-Fitr) one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every free man or a
slave, male or female, and then the people equalised (one sa' of dates or barley) with
half a sa' of wheat.
Book 005, Number 2152:
Abdullah b. Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered
the (payment of) Zakat-ul-Fitr one sa' of dates, or one sa' of barley. Ibn 'Umar
('Abdullah b. 'Umar) further said: The people equalised it (then) with two mudds of fine
wheat.
Book 005, Number 2153:
Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prescribed
Zakat-ul-Fitr of Ramadan one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every individual among
the Muslims (whether) free man or slave, male or female, young or old.
Book 005, Number 2154:
Sad b. Abu Sarh heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri as saying: We used to take out as the Zakat
of Fitr one sa' of grain, or one sa' of barley or one sa' of dates, or one sa' of cheese
or one sa' of raisins.
Book 005, Number 2155:
Abd Sa'id al-Khudri reported: We, on behalf of every young or old, free man or slave
(amongst us), used to take out during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) as the Zakat of Fitr one sa' of grain, or one sa' of cheese or one sa' of
raisins. And we continued taking out these till Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan came to us for
pilgrimage or 'Umra, and addressed the people on the pulpit and said to them: I see that
two mudds of zakat out of the wheat (red) of Syria is equal to one sa' of dates. So the
people accepted it. But Abu Sa'id said: I would continue to take out as I used to take out
(before, i e. one sa') as long as I live.
Book 005, Number 2156:
Sa'd b. Abu Sarh heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri as saying: We, on behalf of young or old,
free or slave, used to take out the Zakat of Fitr while the Messenger of Allah (may peace
he upon him) was among us, in three kinds, one sa' of dates, one sa' of cheese, or one sa'
of barley, and we continued to take that out till the time of Mu'awiya, for he saw that
two mudds of wheat were equal to one sa' of dates. Abu Sa'id sald: I would continue to
take that out as before (i e. one sa' of wheat).
Book 005, Number 2157:
Abu Sa'id al Khudri reported: We used to take out the Zakat of Fitr in three kinds,
cheese, dates and barley.
Book 005, Number 2158:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that when Mu'awiya prescribed half a sa' of wheat equal to
one sa' of dates, he (Abu Sa'id al-Khudri) objected to it, and said: I would take out
(Sadaqat-ul-Fitr) but that which I used to bring forth during the lifetime of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one sa' of dates, or one sa' of raisins, or one
sa' of barley, or one sa' of cheese.
Chapter 5: TAKING OUT OF SADAQAT-UL-FITR BEFORE OBSERVING FITR PRAYER
Book 005, Number 2159:
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered that the
Sadaqat-ul-Fitr should be paid before the people go out for prayer.
Book 005, Number 2160:
Abdullah b 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered
the payment of Sadaqat-ul-Fitr before people go out for prayer.
Chapter 6: SIN OF ONE WHO DOES NOT PAY ZAKAT
Book 005, Number 2161:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying: If any owner
of gold or silver does not pay what is due on him, when the Day of Resurrection would
come, plates of fire would be beaten out for him; these would then be heated in the fire
of Hell and his sides, his forehead and his back would be cauterized with them. Whenever
these cool down, (the process is) repeated during a day the extent of which would be fifty
thousand years, until judgment is pronounced among servants, and he sees whether his path
is to take him to Paradise or to Hell. It was said: Messenger of Allah, what about the
camel? He (the Holy Prophet) said: If any owner of the camel does not pay what is due on
him, and of his due in that (camel) is (also) to milk it on the day when it comes down to
water. When the Day of Resurrection comes a soft sandy plain would be set for him, as
extensive as possible, (he will find) that not a single young one is missing, and they
will trample him with their hoofs and bite him with their mouths. As often as the first of
them passes him, the last of them would be made to return during a day the extent of which
would be fifty thousand years, until judgment is pronounced among servants and he sees
whether his path is to take him to Paradise or to Hell. It was (again) said: Messenger of
Allah, what about cows (cattle) and sheep? He said: It any owner of the cattle and sheep
does not pay what is due on them, when the Day of Resurrection comes a soft sandy plain
would be spread for them, he will find none of them missing, with twisted horns, without
horns or with a broken horn, and they will gore him with their horns and trample him with
their hoofs. As often as the first of them passes him the last of them would be made to
return to him during a day the extent of which would be fifty thousand years, until
judgment would be pronounced among the servants. And he would be shown his path-path
leading him to Paradise or to Hell. It was said: Messenger of Allah, what about the horse?
Upon this he said: The horses are of three types. To one than (these are) a burden, and to
another man (these are) a covering, and still to another man (these are) a source of
reward. The one for whom these are a burden is the person who rears them in order to show
off, for vainglory and for opposing the Muslims; so they are a burden for him. The one for
whom these are a covering is the person who rears them for the sake of Allah but does not
forget the right of Allah concerning their backs and their necks, and so they are a
covering for him. As for those which bring reward (these refer to) the person who rears
them for the sake of Allah to be used for Muslims and he puts them in meadow and field.
And whatever thing do these eat from that meadow and field would be recorded on his behalf
as good deeds, as would also the amount of their dung and urine. And these would not break
their halter and prance a course or two without having got recorded the amount of their
hoof marks and their dung as a good deed on his behalf (on behalf of their owner). And
their master does not bring them past a river from which they drink, though he did not
intend to quench their thirst, but Allah would record for him the amount of what they
drink on his behalf as deeds. It was said: Messenger of Allah, what about the asses?, Upon
this he said: Nothing has been revealed to me in regard to the asses (in particular)
except this one verse of a comprehensive nature:" He who does an atom's weight of
good will see it, and he who does an atom's weight of evil will see it" (xcix. 7)
Book 005, Number 2162:
This hadith has been narrated by Zaid b. Aslam with the same chain of transmitters
except that he said:" None among the owners of camels who does not pay their
due," but did not say" their due (Zakat) out of them." and he make a
mention:" He did not miss a single young one out of them." and he said:"
Their sides. their foreheads and their backs would be cauterised."
Book 005, Number 2163:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No owner of
the treasure who does not pay Zakat (would be spared) but (his hoards) would be heated in
the Fire of Hell and these would be made into plates and with these his sides, his
forehead would be cauterised till Allah would pronounce judgment among His servants during
a day, the extent of which would be fifty thousand years. He would then see his path,
leading either to Paradise or to Hell. And no owner of the camels who does not pay Zakat
(would be spared) but a soft sandy plain would be set for him and they (the camels) would
be made to pass over him till the last of them would be made to return till Allah would
pronounce judgment among His servants during a day the extent of which would be fifty
thousand years. He would then see his path leading him to Paradise or leading him to Hell.
And no owner of the (cattle and) goats who does not pay Zakat (would be spared) but a soft
sandy plain would be set for him, he would find none of them missing, with twisted horns,
without horns, or with broken horns, and they will gore him with their horns and trample
him with their hoofs and they would be made to pass over him till the last of them would
be made to return till Allah would pronounce judgment among His servants, during a day the
extent of which would be fdty thousand years, and he would see the paths leading to
Paradise or to Hell. Suhail said: I do not know whether he made mention of the cows. They
said: Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), what about the horses? He said: The
horses have goodness in their foreheads (or he said) or goodness is ingrained in the
foreheads of the horses (Suhail said: I am in doubt as to what was actually said) up till
the Day of judgement. The horses are of three kinds. They are a source of reward to a
person, they are a covering to a person, and they are a burden to a person. As for those
which bring reward is that a person would get reward who rears them for the sake of Allah
and trains them for Him, and nothing disappears in their stomachs but Allah would record
for him a good deed. And if they were to graze in the meadow, they would eat nothing but
Allah would record for him a reward. And if they were to drink water from the canal, with
every drop that, would disappear in their stomachs there would be reward (for the owner).
He went on describing till a reward was mentioned for their urine and dung. And if they
pranced a course or two, there would be recorded a reward for every pace that they
covered. As for one for whom they are a covering, he is the man who rears them for honour
and dignity but does not forget the right of their backs and their stomachs, in plenty and
adversity, As regards one for whom they are a burden, he is that who rears them for
vainglory and showing off to the people; for him they are, the burden. They said:
Messenger of Allah, what about asses? He said: Allah has not revealed to me anything in
regards to it except this one comprehensive verse:" He who does an atom's weight of
good will see it, and he who does an atom's weight of evil will see it" (xcix. 7).
Book 005, Number 2164:
This hadith has been narrated by Suhail b. Abu Salih with the same chain of
transmitters, and he said he substituted the word aqsa' with 'adba' and said:" his
side and his back," but he made no mention of his forehead.
Book 005, Number 2165:
This hadith has been narrated by Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:" When a person does not pay what is
due to Allah or Sadaqa of his camels...." The rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 005, Number 2166:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: The owner of a camel who does not pay what is due on it (would be punished in this
way) that on the Day of Resurrection many more (along with his camel) would come and the
owner would be made to sit on a soft sandy ground and they would trample him with their
feet and hooves. And no owner of the cattle who does not pay what is due on them (would be
spared the punishment) but on the Day of Resurrection, many more would come and he (the
owner) would be made to sit on the soft sandy ground and would be gored by their horns and
trampled under their feet. And no owner of the goats and sheep who does not pay what is
due on them (would be spared of punishment) but many more would come on the Day of
Resurrection and he (the owner) would be made to sit on a soft sandy ground and they would
gore him with their horns and trample him under their hooves. And there would be more
(among this flock of sheep and goat) without horns or with broken horns. And no owner of
the treasure who does not pay its due but his treasure would come on the Day of
Resurrection like a bald snake and would pursue him with its mouth open, and when it would
come near he would run away from it, and he would be called thus:" Take your treasure
which you concealed, for I do not need it." When he would find no way out he would
put his hand in its mouth and it would gnaw it like a he-camel. Abu Zubair said: We heard
Ubaid b. Umair saying this. We then asked Jabir b. 'Abdullah about this. And he also said
like Ubaid b. Umair, Abu Zubair said: I heard 'Ubaid b. 'Umair saying: A man said:
Messenger of Allah, what is due on camels? He said: Milking them near water, and lending
of bucket (used for drawing water from it), or lending its male for mating with a
she-camel and providing it as a ride for the sake of Allah.
Book 005, Number 2167:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: No
owner of camels or cattle or flock of sheep or goats who does not pay his due (would be
spared punishment) but would be made to sit on the Day of Resurrection on a soft sandy
ground and the hoofed animals would trample him with their hoofs and gore him with their
horns. And none of them on that day would be without horns, or with broken horns. We said:
Messenger of. Allab, but what is due on them? He said: Lending of the male (for use) and
lending of the bucket (used for drawing water for them) and for mating and milking them
near water and providing them as a ride for the sake of Allah. And no owner of the
property who does not pay Zakat (would be spared punishment) but it (his property) would
turn into a bald snake and would follow its owner wherever he would go, and he would run
away from it, and it would be said to him: That is your property about which you were
stingy. And when he would find no other way out he would thrust his hand in its mouth and
it would gnaw it like a male camel.
Chapter 7: PLEASING OF THE COLLECTOR
Book 005, Number 2168:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: There came people from among the Bedouins to the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Collectors of Sadaqa come to us and treat us
unjustly. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Please your
collectors. Jarir said: Ever since I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) no collector had departed but was pleased with me.
Book 005, Number 2169:
This hadith has been narrated by Muhammad b. Isma'il with the same chain of
transmitters.
Chapter 8: THE GRAVITY OF PUNISHMENT FOR ONE WHO DOES NOT PAY ZAKAT
Book 005, Number 2170:
Abu Dharr reported: I went to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he was
sitting under the shade of the Ka'ba. As he saw me he said: By the Lord of the Ka'ba, they
are the losers. I came there till I sat and I could not stay (longer) and (then) stood up.
I said: Messenger of Allah, let my father, be ransom for you, who are they (the losers)?
He said: They are those having a huge amount of wealth except so and so and (those who
spend their wealth generously on them whom they find in front of them, behind them and on
their right side and on their left side) and they are a few. And no owner of camels, or
cattle or goat and sheep, who does not pay Zakat (would be spared punishment) but these
(camels, cattle, goats and sheep) would come on the Day of Resurrection wearing more flesh
and would gore him with their horns and trample them with their hooves. And when the last
one would pass away, the first one would return (to trample him) till judgment would be
pronounced among people.
Book 005, Number 2171:
Abu Dbarr reported: I went to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he was
sitting under the shade of the Ka'ba, and the rest of the hadith it the same but for this
that he (the Holy Prophet) said:" By Allah, in Whose hand is my life, no person on
earth who dies and leaves behind camels, or cattle or goat and sheep, and does not pay
Zakat (would be spared the punishment)."
Book 005, Number 2172:
Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: Nothing is more
delighting to me than this that Uhud should be of gold for me, and no dinar is left with
me out of it before three nights pass except a dinar which I would set aside for the
repayment of debt upon me.
Book 005, Number 2173:
Abu Huraira reported the same from the Prophet (may peace be upon him).
Chapter 9: EXHORTATION TO GIVE SADAQA
Book 005, Number 2174:
Abu Dharr reported: I walked with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the
stony ground of Medina in the afternoon and we were looking at Uhud. The Messenger of
Allah (way peace by upon him) said: Abu Dharr! I said: Messenger of Allah, I am here at
thy beck and call. He said: What I desire is that Uhud be gold with me and three nights
should pass and there is left with me any dinar but one coin which I would keep to pay
debt. (I love) to spend it among the servants of Allah like this and he pointed in front
of him, and on his right side and on his left side. We then proceeded on and he said: Abu
Dharr. I said: At thy beck and call, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The
rich would be poor on the Day of Resurrection, but he who spent like this and like this
and like this, and he pointed as at the first time. We again went on when he said. Abu
Dharr, stay where you are till I come back to you. He (the Holy Prophet) then moved on
till he disappeared from my sight He (Abu Dharr) said: I heard a sound and I heard a
noise. I said (to myself): The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) might have met
(mishap or an enemy). I wished to follow him but I remembered his command for not
departing till he would come back. So I waited for him, and when he came I made a mention
of what I heard. He said: it was Gabriel, who came to me and said:" He who dies among
your Ummah without associating Anything with Allah would enter Paradise. I said: Even if
he committed fornication or theft? He said: Even if he committed fornication or theft.
Book 005, Number 2175:
Abu Dharr reported: I went out one night (and found) the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) walking all alone. There was no man with him. I thought that he did not like
anyone walking along with him. So I began to walk in the light of the moon. He, however
turned his attention to me and saw me and said: Who is this? I said: It is Abu Dharr. Let
Allah make me as ransom for you. He said: Abu Dharr, come on. He (Abu Dharr) said: So I
walked along with him for some time and he said: The wealthy persons would have little
(reward) on the Day of Resurrection, except upon whom Allah conferred goodness (wealth).
He dispensed it to his right, left, in front of him and at his back (just as the wind
diffuses fragrance) and did good with it (riches). I went along with him for some time
when He said: Sit here. And he made me sit at a safe place and there were stones around
it, and he said to me: Sit here till I come to you. He went away on the stony ground till
I could not see him. He stayed away from me, and he prolonged his stay. Then I heard him
as he came back and he was saying: Even if he committed theft and even if he committed
fornication. When he came I could not help asking him: Apostle of Allah, let Allah make me
ransom for you, whom were you speaking on the stony ground? I heard nobody responding to
you. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It was Gabriel who met me by the side of the stony ground
and said: Give glad tidings to your Ummah that he who died without associating ought with
Allah would go into Paradise. I said: Gabriel, even if he committed theft and fornication?
He said: Yes. I said: Even it he committed theft and fornication? He said: Yes, I again
said: Even if he committed theft and fornication? He said: Yes, even if he drank wine.
Chapter 10: HOARDERS OF WEALTH AND PUNISHMENT TO THEM
Book 005, Number 2176:
Ahnaf b. Qais reported: I came to Medina and when I was in the company of the grandees
of Quraish a man with a crude body and an uncouth face wearing coarse clothes came there.
He stood up before them and said: Give glad tidings to those whom who amass riches of the
stones which would be heated in the Fire of Hell, and would be placed at the tick of the
chest till it would project from the shoulder bone and would he put on the shoulder bone
till it would project from the tick of his chest, and it (this stone) would continue
passing and repassing (from one side to the other). He (the narrator) said: Then people
hung their heads and I saw none among them giving any answer. He then returned and I
followed him till he sat near a pillar. I said: I find that these (people) disliked what
you said to them and they do not understand anything. My friend Abu'l-Qasim (Muhammad)
(may peace he upon him) called me and I responded to him, and he said: Do you see Uhud? I
saw the sun (shining) on me and I thought that he would send me on an errand for him. So I
said: I see it. Upon this he said: Nothing would delight me more than this that I should
have gold like it (equal to the bulk of Uhud), and I should spend it all except three
dinars. (How sad it is) that they hoard worldly riches, and they know nothing. I said:
What about you and your brothers Quraish? You do not go to thein for any need and do not
accept anything from them. He said: By Allah, I neither beg anything from them (from
worldly goods), nor do I ask them anything about religion till I meet my Allah and His
Messenger.
Book 005, Number 2177:
Ahnaf b. Qais reported: While I was in the company of the (elites) of Quraiah, Abu
Dharr came there and he was saying: Give glad tidings to the hoarders of riches that their
backs would be branded (so deeply) that (the hot Iron) would come out of their sides, and
when the backs of their necks would be branded, it would come out of their foreheads. He
(Abu Dharr) then went away and sat down. I asked who he was. They said: He is Abu Dharr. I
went to him and said to him: What is this that I heard from you which you were saying
before? He said: I said nothing but only that which I heard from their Prophet (may peace
be upon him). I again said: What do you say about this gift? He said: Take it, for today
it is a help. But when it becomes a price for your religion, then abandon it.
Chapter 11: EXHORTATION TO SPEND AND TIDINGS TO HIM WHO SPENDS (ON GOOD DEEDS)
Book 005, Number 2178:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying that Allah,
the Most Blessed and High, said: O son of Adam, spend. I will spend on you. The right hand
of Allah is full and overflowing and in nothing would diminish it, by overspending day and
night.
Book 005, Number 2179:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying that Allah
said to him:" Spend, I will bestow upon you." And the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: The right hand of Allah is full and spending (the riches)
liberally during day and night will not diminish (the resources of Allah). Don't you see
what (an enormous amount of resources) He has spent since He created the heaven and the
earth, and what is in His right hand has not decreased? His Throne is upon the water. And
in His other hand is death, and He elevates and degrades (whom He likes).
Chapter 12: EXCELLENCE OF SPENDING ON ONE'S FAMILY, AND SERVANT, AND SIN OF ONE
WHO NEGLECTS OR WITHHOLDS THEIR SUBSISTENCE
Book 005, Number 2180:
Thauban reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The most
excellent dinar is one that a person spends on his family, and the dinar which he spends
on his animal in Allah's path, and the dinar he spends on his companions in Allah's path.
Abu Qilaba (one of the narrators) said: He (the narrator) started with family, and then
Abu Qilaba said: Who is the person with greater reward than a person who spends on young
members of his family (and thus) preserves (saves them from want) (and by virtue of which)
Allah brings profit for them and makes them rich.
Book 005, Number 2181:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Of the dinar
you spend as a contribution in Allah's path, or to set free a slave, or as a sadaqa given
to a needy, or to support your family, the one yielding the greatest reward is that which
you spent on your family.
Book 005, Number 2182:
Khaithama reported: While we were sitting in the company of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar there
came in his steward. He (Ibn 'Umar) said: Have you supplied the provision to the slaves?
He said: No. Upon this he said: Go and give (the provision) to them, for the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) has said: This sin is enough for a man that he withholds the
subsistence from one whose master he is.
Chapter 13: BEGINNING OF SPENDING FOR ONE'S OWN SELF, THEN FOR ONE'S FAMILY AND
THEN FOR RELATIVES
Book 005, Number 2183:
Jabir reported: A person from the Banu 'Udhra set a slave free after his death. This
news reached the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon hhn). Upon this he said: Have you
any property besides it? He said: No. Upon this he said: Who would buy (this slave) from
me? Nulaim b. Abdullah bought it for eight hundred dirhams and (this amount was) brought
to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) who returned it to him (the owner), and
then said: Start with your own self and spend it on yourself, and if anything is left, it
should be spent on your family, and if anything is left (after meeting the needs of the
family) it should be spent on relatives, and if anything is left from the family, it
should be spent like this, like this. And he was saying: In front of you, on your right
and on your left.
Book 005, Number 2184:
Jabir reported that a person among the Ansar who was called Abu Madhkur granted
posthumous freedom to his slave who was called Ya'qub. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Chapter 14: EXCELLENCE OF SPENDING AND GIVING SADAQA TO RELATIVES, TO WIFE, TO
CHILDREN, AND PARENTS EVEN IF THEY ARE POLYTHEISTS
Book 005, Number 2185:
Anas b. Malik is reported as saying: Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar of Medina
who possessed the largest property and among his property he valued most was his garden
known as Bairaha' which was opposite the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) often visited it and he drank of its sweet water. When this verse was
revealed:" You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you
Have" (iii. 91), Abu Talha got up and, going to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him), said: Allah says in His Book:" You will never attain righteousness till you
give freely of what you love," and the dearest of my property is Bairaha' so I give
it as Sadaqa to God from Whom I hope for reward for it and the treasure with Allah; so
spend it, Messenger of Allah, on whatever purpose you deem it proper. The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Bravo I that is profit earning property. I have heard
what you have said, but I think you should spend it on your nearest relatives. So Abu
Talha distributed it among the neatest relatives and his cousins on his father's side.
Book 005, Number 2186:
Anas reported that when this verse was tevealed:" You will not attain
righteousness till you give freely of what you love," Abu Talha said: I see that our
Lord has demanded from us out of our property; so I make you a witness, Messenger of
Allah. that I give my land known as Bairaha' for the sake of Allah. Upon this the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Give that to your relatives. So he gave
it to Hassan b. Thabit and Ubayy b. Ka'b.
Book 005, Number 2187:
Maimuna bint Harith reported that she set free a slave-girl during the lifetime of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and she made a mention of that to the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he said: Had you gives her to your maternal uncles,
you would have a greater reward.
Book 005, Number 2188:
Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud ), reported that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: 0 women, give sadaqa even though it be some of your jewellery.
She returned to 'Abdullah and said: You are a person with empty hands, whereas the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) has commanded us to give sadaqa, so better go
to him and ask and if this will suffice for me; otherwise I shall give it to someone else.
'Abdullah said to me (his wife): You better go yourself. So I went and there was another
woman of the Ansar at the door of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) having
the same porpose as I had. Now Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was invested with
awe (so we did not like to knock). Then Bilal came out and we said to him: Go to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and inform him that there are two women at the
door asking him whether it will serve them to give sadaqa to their spouses and to orphans
who are under their charge, but do not inform him who we are. Bilal went to the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) and asked him (what these women had instructed him to
ask). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) asked him who these women were. He
(Bilal) said: They are women from Ansar and Zainab. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Which of the Zainabs? He said: The wife of 'Abdullah. The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: There are two rewards for them, the
reward of kinship and the reward of Sadaqa.
Book 005, Number 2189:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Zainab the wife of 'Abdullah,
and she said: I was in the mosque and the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) saw me
and said: Give Sadaqa even though it is out of your jewellery. The rest of the hadith is
the same.
Book 005, Number 2190:
Umm Salama said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) whether there
is a reward for me if I spend oh Abu Salama's sons, and I am not going to abandon them in
this state (of helplessness) for they are my sons. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. For
you is the reward for what you spend on them.
Book 005, Number 2191:
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Urwa with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2192:
Abu Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying: When a Muslim
spends on his family seeking reward for it from Allah, it counts for him as sadaqa.
Book 005, Number 2193:
This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2194:
Asma' daughter of Abu Bakr reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, my mother, who is
inclined or scared has come to me. Should I (even An her position of being opposed to
Islam) treat her well? He said: Yes.
Book 005, Number 2195:
Asma' bint Abu Bakr reported: My mother who was a polytheist came to me when he (the
Holy Prophet) entered into treaty with, the Quraish (of Mecca). I inquired from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying: Messenger of Allah, there has come to
me my mother and she is inclined; should I (in this state of her mind) show her kindness?
He said: Yes, treat her kindly.
Chapter 15: GETTING OF REWARD FOR SADAQA FOR THE DEAD GIVEN ON HIS OR HER
BEHALF
Book 005, Number 2196:
'A'isha said that a person came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and
said: My mother died suddenly without having made any will. I think she would have
definitely given Sadaqa if she had been able to speak. Would she have a reward if I gave
Sadaqa on her behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. This hadith has been narrated on
the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters. And in the hadith transmitted
by Abu Usama the words are:" She did not make any will," as it has been reported
by Ibn Bishr, but it was not reported by the rest of the narrators.
Chapter 16: SADAQA INCLUDES ALL TYPES OF GOOD ACTS
Book 005, Number 2197:
Hudhaifa and Abu Shaiba reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Every act of goodness is sadaqa.
Book 005, Number 2198:
Abu Dharr reported: some of the people from among the Companions of the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said to him: Messenger of Allah, the rich have taken away
(air the) reward. They observe prayer as we do; they keep the fasts as we keep, and tray
give Sadaqa out of their surplus riches. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Has Allah
not prescribed for you (a course) by following which you can (also) do sadaqa? In every
declaration of the glorification of Allah (i. e. saying Subhan Allah) there is a Sadaqa,
and every Takbir (i. e. saying Allah-O-Akbar) is a sadaqa, and every praise of His (saying
al-Hamdu Lillah) is a Sadaqa and every declaration that He is One (La illha ill-Allah) is
a sadaqa, and enjoining of good is a sadaqa, and forbidding of that which is evil is a
Sadaqa, and in man's sexual Intercourse (with his wife, ) there is a Sadaqa. They (the
Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual
passion among us? He said: Tell me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would
it not be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he
should have a reward.
Book 005, Number 2199:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Every one of the
children of Adam has been created with three hundred and sixty joints; so he who declares
the Glory of Allah, praises Allah, declares Allah to be One, Glorifies Allah, and seeks
forgiveness from Allah, and removes stone, or thorn, or bone from people's path, and
enjoins what is good and forbids from evil, to the number of those three hundred and
sixty-four, will walk that day haviing removed himself from Hell.
Book 005, Number 2200:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid with the same chain of
transmitters except with (a slight) change of words (i. e. he [the Holy Prophet]) said: Or
he enjoined what is good,... and said: He enters the evening [ie. he walks till eveningl.
Book 005, Number 2201:
This hadith has been narrated by 'A'isha through anothr chain of transmitters in which
she reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be ulon him) as saying:" Every man is
created" ; the rest of the hadith is the same and he said:" He walks on that
day."
Book 005, Number 2202:
Sa'id b. Abu Burda reported on the authority of his grandfather that the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Giving of Sadaqa is essential for every Muslim. It was
said (to him): What do you say of him who does not find (the means) to do so? He said: Let
him work with both his hands, thus doing benefit to himself and give Sadaqa. It was said
to him: What about him who does not have (the means) to do so? He said: Then let him
assist the needy, the aggrieved. It was said: What do you say of one who cannot even do
this? He said: Then he should enjoin what is reputable or what is good. He said: What
about him if he cannot do that? He (the Holy Prophet) said: He should then abstain from
evil, for verify that is Sadaqa on his behalf.
Book 005, Number 2203:
This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2204:
Hammam b. Munabbih reported that-this is out of (those ahadith) which Abu Huraira
narrated to us from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). And he while
making a mention of ahadith reported from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said
this: Sadaqa is due on every joint of a person, every day the sun rises. Administering of
justice between two men is also a Sadaqa. And assisting a man to ride upon his beast, or
helping him load his luggage upon it, is a Sadaqa; and a good word is a Sadaqa; and every
step that you take towards prayer is a Sadaqa, and removing of harmful things from the
pathway is a Sadaqa.
Chapter 17: CONCERNING ONE WHO SPENDS AND WHO WITHHOLDS
Book 005, Number 2205:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There is
never a day wherein servants (of God) get up at morn, but are not visited by two angels.
One of them says: 0 Allah, give him more who spends (for the sake of Allah), and the other
says: 0 Allah, bring destruction to one who withholds.
Book 005, Number 2206:
Haritha b. Wahb reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Give
Sadaqa for a time is about to come when a person would walk with alms and the one whom it
is to be given would say: Had you brought it yesterday, I would have accepted it. For the
present I do not need it. (And the giver of Sadaqa) I would not find anyone to accept it.
Book 005, Number 2207:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There would come
a time for the people when a person would roam about with Sadaqa of gold, but he would
find no one to accept it from him. And a man would be seen followed by forty women seeking
refuge with him on account of the scarcity of males and abundance of females."
Book 005, Number 2208:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying: The Last Hour
will not come before wealth becomes abundant and overflowing, so much so that a man takes
Zakat out of his property and cannot find anyone to accept it from him and till the land
of Arabia becomes meadows and rivers.
Book 005, Number 2209:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The Last Hour
will not come till wealth is abundant and overflowing, so much so that the owner of the
property will think as to who will accept Sadaqa from him, and a person would be called to
accept Sadaqa and he would say: I do not need it.
Book 005, Number 2210:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenaer (may peace be upon him) as saying: The earth
will vomit long pieces of its liver like columns of gold and silver, and the murderer will
come and say: It was for this that I committed murder. The breaker of family ties will
come and say: It was for this that I broke the family ties; and the thief will come and
say: It is for this that my hands were cut off. They will then leave it and will not take
anything out of it.
Chapter 18: ACCEPTANCE OF SADAQA BY HONEST WORK AND ITS GROWTH
Book 005, Number 2211:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (tray peace be upon him) as saying: If anyone
gives as Sadaqa the equivalent of a date from that (earning) earned honestly, for Allah
accepts that which is lawful, the Lord would accept it with His Right Hand, and even if it
is a date, it would foster in the Hand of the lord, as one of you fosters his colt, till
it becomes bigger than a mountain.
Book 005, Number 2212:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No one gives
Sadaqa of a date out of his honest earning, but Allah accepts it with His Right Hand, and
then fosters it as one of you fosters the colt or a young she-camel, till it becomes like
a mountain or even greater.
Book 005, Number 2213:
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters with a change of
words. In the hadith transmitted Rauh (the words are):" Out of the honest earning and
its spending at what is its (due) right" ; and in the hadith transmitted by Sulaiman
(the words are):" And its spending at its proper place."
Book 005, Number 2214:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: 0 people,
Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the
believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying:" O Messengers, eat of the good
things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do" (xxiii. 51). And He
said: ' 0 those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you" (ii. 172) He
then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair dishevelled and covered with
dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication):" O Lord,0
Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are
unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?
Chapter 19: EXHORTATION TO SADAQA EVEN THOUGH IT IS HALF A DATE, OR A GOOD
WORD, FOR THEY ARE PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
Book 005, Number 2215:
'Adi b. Hatim reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as
saying: He who among you can protect himself against Fire, he should do so, even if it
should be with half a date.
Book 005, Number 2216:
'Adi b. Hatim reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah will
speak with everyone amongst you without any interpreter between them. He (the man) would
see towards his right and would not find anything but (the deeds) which he had done
before, and he would see towards the left and would not find anything but (the deeds)
which he had done before. He would see in front of him and would find nothing but Fire
just before his face. So protect (yourselves) against Fire even if it is with the help of
half a date. A hadith like this has been transmitted by Khaithama and addition has been
made in this of (these words) ;" Even if it is with a good word."
Book 005, Number 2217:
'Adi b. Hatim reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a
mention of Fire. He turned his face aside and diverted his attention and then said: Guard
(yourselves) against Fire. He turned his face and diverted his attention till we thought
as if he were (actually seeing it and then said: Protect yourselves against Fire even if
it is with half a date, and he who does not find it, (he should do so) with pleasant
words. Abu Kuraib did not mention the word: (as if).
Book 005, Number 2218:
Adi b. Hatim reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a
mention of the Fire and sought refuge (with Allah against it). He turned aside his face
three times and then said: Protect yourselves against Fire even if with half a date. But
if you fail to find it (then protect yourselves against Fire) with the help of a pleasant
word).
Book 005, Number 2219:
Mundhir b. Jarir reported on the authority of his father: While we were in the company
of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the early hours of the morning, some
people came there (who) were barefooted, naked, wearing striped woollen clothes, or
cloaks, with their swords hung (around their necks). Most of them, nay, all of them,
belonged to the tribe of Mudar. The colour of the face of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) underwent a change when he saw them in poverty. He then entered (his
house) and came out and commanded Bilal (to pronounce Adhan). He pronounced Adhan and
Iqima, and he (the Holy Prophet) observed prayer (along with his Companion) and then
addressed (them reciting verses of the Holy Qur'an): '" 0 people, fear your Lord, Who
created you from a single being" to the end of the verse," Allah is ever a
Watcher over you" (iv. 1). (He then recited) a verse of Sura Hashr:" Fear Allah.
and let every soul consider that which it sends forth for the morrow and fear Allah"
(lix. 18). (Then the audience began to vie with one another in giving charity.) Some
donated a dinar, others a dirham, still others clothes, some donated a sa' of wheat, some
a sa' of dates; till he (the Holy Prophet) said: (Bring) even if it is half a date. Then a
person from among the Ansar came there with a money bag which his hands could scarcely
lift; in fact, they could not (lift). Then the people followed continuously, till I saw
two heaps of eatables and clothes, and I saw the face of the Messenger (may peace be upon
him) glistening, like gold (on account of joy). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: He who sets a good precedent in Islam, there is a reward for him for this (act
of goodness) and reward of that also who acted according to it subsequently, without any
deduction from their rewards; and he who sets in Islam an evil precedent, there is upon
him the burden of that, and the burden of him also who acted upon it subsequently, without
any deduction from their burden.
Book 005, Number 2220:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mandhir through another chain of
transmitters. And the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mu'adh contains an addition:" He then
observed the noon prayer and then gave the sermon."
Book 005, Number 2221:
Mundhir b. Jarir narrated on the authority of his father: When we were sitting in the
company of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). There came people dressed in
striped woollen clothes, and the rest of the hadith in the same, and there (it is also
mentioned):" He observed the Zuhr prayer and then climbed up a small pulpit, praised
Allah, lauded Him, and then said: Verily Allah in His Book has revealed: 'O people, fear
your Lord, ' etc." (iv. 1).
Book 005, Number 2222:
Jarir b. 'Abdullah reported: People came to to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) and they ware dressed in woollen clothes. He (the Holy Prophet) saw their dismal
state, as they were suffering from want and the rest of the hadith is the same.
Chapter 20: THE LABOURER SHOULD GIVE CHARITY OUT OF HIS WAGES AND IT IS
SEVERELY FORBIDDEN TO BELITTLE ONE WHO CONTRIBUTES LESS
Book 005, Number 2223:
Abu Mas'ud reported: We were commanded to give charity (despite the fact.) that we were
coolies. Abu 'Aqil donated half a sa'. And there came another man with more than this. The
hypocrites said: Verily Allah does not stand in need of the charity of this, and the
second one has done nothing but only made a show (of his charity). Then this verse was
revealed." Those who scoff at the voluntary givers of charity among the believers as
well as those who cannot find anything (to give) but with their hard labour" (ix.
80). And Bishr did not utter the word Muttawwi'in.
Book 005, Number 2224:
This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters and in the
hadith transmitted by Sa'id b. al Rabi (the words are):" We used to carry loads on
our backs."
Chapter 21: EXCELLENCE OF GIVING A GIFT
Book 005, Number 2225:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (that the Messenger of Allah) said: Of
course the person who gives to the family a she-camel as a gift, which gives milk morning
and evening equal to a large bowl, its reward (the reward of the gift) is great.
Book 005, Number 2226:
Abu Huraira reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade (to do
certain things) and then he made a mention of certain habits and said: He who gives a
she-camel as a gift, for him is the reward (of the gift) both morn- ing and evening-a
reward for drinking milk in the morning and a reward for drinking milk in the evening.
Chapter 22: THE LIKENESS OF ONE WHO SPENDS (IN THE PATH OF ALLAH) AND ONE WHO
WITHHOLDS
Book 005, Number 2227:
Abu Haraira reported that the likeness of one who spends or one who gives charity is
that of a person who has two cloaks or two coats-of-mail over him right from the breast to
the collar bones. And when the spender (and the other narrator said, when the giver of
charity) makes up his mind to give charity, it (coat-mail) becomes expanded for him. But
when a miserly person intends to spend, it contracts and every ring grips the place where
it is. For the giver of charity, this coat-of. mail expands to cover his whole body and
obliterates even his footprints. Abu Huraira said: (The miserly man) tries to expand it
(the coat-of-mail) but it does not expand.
Book 005, Number 2228:
Abu Haraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) gave
similitudes of a miserly man and the giver of charity as two persons who have two
coats-of-mail over them with their hands pressed closely to their breasts and their collar
bones. Whenever the giver of charity gives charity it (the coat-of mail) expands so much
as to cover his finger tips and obliterate his foot prints. And whenever the miserly
person intends to give charity (the coat-of-mail) contracts and every ring grips the place
where it is. He (Abu Huraira) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
saying with fingers in the opening of his shirt:" If you had seen him trying to
expand it, it will not expand."
Book 005, Number 2229:
Abu Haraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as-saying:. The
similitude of a miserly man and the giver of charity is that of two persons with coatsof
mail over them; when the giver of charity intends to give charity, it expands over him (to
much so) that the footprints are also obliterated. And when the miserly man intends to
give charity, it contracts over him, and his hands are tied up to his collar bone, and
every ring is fixed up to another. He (the narrator) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) as saying: He would try to expand it. but he would not be able to
do so.
Chapter 23: PROOF OF REWARD FOR THE GIVER OF CHARITY EVEN IF IT GOES INTO THE
HANDS OF AN UNDESERVING PERSON
Book 005, Number 2230:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: A man expressed
his intention to give charity, so he came out with charity and placed it in the hand of an
adulteress. In the morning, the people were talking and saying: charity was given to an
adulteress last night. He (the giver of Sadaqa) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise-to an
adulteress. He then again expressed his intention to give charity; so he went out with the
charity and placed it in the hand of a rich person. In the morning the people were talking
and saying: Charity was given to a rich person. He (the giver of charity) said: 0 Allah,
to Thee be the praise-to a well-to-do person. He then expressed his intention to give
charity, so he went out with charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. In the morning,
the people were talking and saying: Charity was given to a thief. So (one of the persons)
said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise (what a misfortune it is that charity has been given
to) the adulteress, to a rich person. to a thief! There came (the angel to him) and he was
told: Your charity has been accepted. As for the adulteress (the charity might become the
means) whereby she might restrain herself from fornication. The rich man might perhaps
learn a lesson and spend from what Allah has given him, and the thief might thereby
refrain from committing theft.
Chapter 24: THE REWARD FOR AN HONEST TRUSTEE AND FOR THE WOMAN AS SHE GIVES
CHARITY FROM THE HOUSEHOLD OF HER HUSBAND EITHER WITH HIS EXPLICIT SANCTION OR AS IT IS
CUSTOMARY
Book 005, Number 2231:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: The honest Muslim
trustee who spends (sometimes he said" who gives" ) what he is commanded to do
and he gives that in full with his heart overflowing with cheerfulness and he gives it to
one to whom he is ordered, he is one of the givers of charity.
Book 005, Number 2232:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: When a woman
gives in charity some of the food in her house, without causing any damage, there is
reward for her for whatever she has given, and a reward for her husband for what he
earned. The same applies to the trustee. In no respect does the one diminish the reward of
the other.
Book 005, Number 2233:
This hadith has been narrated by Mansur with the same chain of transmitters (with this
alteration of words):" from the food of her husband".
Book 005, Number 2234:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: When a woman
spends (something as Sadaqa) out of the household of her husband without causing any
damage, there is a reward for her and for him too like it for whatever he earned, and for
her (for the wife) because of her spending (for the sake of Allah), and for the trustee
also (there is a reward like it), without any reduction from their rewards.
Book 005, Number 2235:
This hadith has been narratedby A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2236:
Umair, the freed slave of Abi'l-Lahm reported: 1 was the slave (of Abi'l-Lahm). I asked
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) if I could give some charity out of my
master's wealth. He said: Yes, and the reward is half and half between you two.
Book 005, Number 2237:
'Umair, the freed slave of Abi'l-Lahm, said: My master commanded me to cut some meat in
strips; (as I was doing it) a poor man came to me and I gave him some of it to eat. My
master came to know of that, and he beat me. I came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) and narrated it to him. He (the Holy Prophet) summoned him and said: Why did
you beat him? He (Abi'l-Lahm) said: He gives away my food without being commanded to do
so. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) sbid: The reward would be shared by you two.
Book 005, Number 2238:
Hammam b. Munabbih said: These are some of the a hadith of Muhammad. the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him), transmitted to us on the authority of Abu Huraira. So he
narrated one hadith out of them (as this): The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: No woman should observe fast when her spouse is present (in the house) but with his
permission. And she should not admit any (mahram) in his house, while he (her husband) is
present, but with his permission. And whatever she spends from his earnings without his
sanction, for him is half the reward.
Chapter 25: CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF SADAQA AND DOING OF GOOD DEEDS
Book 005, Number 2239:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) assaying: If anyone
contributes a pair of anything for the sake of Allah, he would be invited to enter
Paradise (with these words): O servant of Allah. it is good (for you). These who engage in
prayer will he invited to enter by the gate of prayer; those who take part in Jihad will
be Invited to enter by the gate of Jihad; those wto give charity will be invited to enter
by the gate of charity; and those who observe fast will be invited to enter by the gate
ar-Rayyan. Abu Bakr Siddiq said: Messenger of Allah, is it necessary that a person be
invited through one of these gates? Will anyone he invited to enter by all those gates?
The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: Yes, and I hope you will be one of
them.
Book 005, Number 2240:
This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri through another chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2241:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who spent
pairs for the sake of Allah, the guardians of Paradise would call him, (in fact) every
guardian of the door (of Paradise would welcome him saying): O, so and so, come on. Upon
this Abu Bakr said: Messenger of Allah, (it means) there would be no distress on this
person. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said. I hope you would be among
them.
Book 005, Number 2242:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Who has
observed fast among you today? Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) replied: It is I. He
(the Holy Prophet again) said: Who among you follow. ed the bier today? Abu Bakr (Allah be
pleased with him) replied: It is I. He (the Holy Prophet again) said: Who among you led a
poor man today? Abu Bakr (Allah he pleased with him) replied: It is I. He (again) said:
Who among you visited an invalid today? Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) said: It is
I. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Anyone in whom (these
good deeds) are combined will certainly, enter paradise.
Chapter 26: EXHORTATION TO SPEND (FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH) AND DISAPPROVAL OF
CALCULATING (THE ARTICLES OF CHARITY)
Book 005, Number 2243:
Asma', daughter of Abu Bakr (Allah be pleated with him), reported: The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said to me: Spend, and do not calculate, or otherwise Allah
would also calculate in your case.
Book 005, Number 2244:
Asma' reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying (to her): Spend and
do not calculate, (for) Allah would calculate in your case; and do not hoard, otherwise
Allah would be withholding from you.
Book 005, Number 2245:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Asma' through another chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2246:
Asma', daughter of Abu Bakr, reported that abe came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace
he upon him) and said: Apostle of Allah, I have nothing with me, but only, that which is
given to me by Zubair (for household expenses). Is there any sin for me if I spend out of
that which is given to me (by Zabair)? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Spend
according to your means; and do not hoard, for Allah will withhold from you.
Chapter 27: EXHORTATION TO GIVE CHARITY EVEN THOUGH IT IS SMALL (THE ONE WHO
GIVES) SMALL AMOUNT SHOULD NEITHER BE DISCOURAGED NOR LOOKED DOWN UPON
Book 005, Number 2247:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: 0 Muslim
women, none of you should consider even a sheep's trotter too insignificant to give to her
neighbour.
Chapter 28: EXCELLENCE OF GIVING SADAQA SECRETLY
Book 005, Number 2248:
Abu Huraira reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) had said: Seven
are (the persons) whom Allah would give protection with His Shade on the Day when there
would be no shade but that of Him (i. e. on the Day of Judgment, and they are): a just
ruler, a youth who grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to
the mosques; two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the
sake of Allah; a man whom a beautiful woman of high rank seduces (for illicit relation),
but he (rejects this offer by saying):" I fear Allah" ; a person who gives
charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the right hand does not know what the
left has given: and a person who remembered Allah in privacy and his eyes shed tears.
Book 005, Number 2249:
This hadith has been narrated, on the authority, of Abu Huraira (with this change of
words)." A person whose heart is attached to the mosque when he goes out of it till
he returns to it."
Chapter 29: THE MOST EXCELI, ENT SADAQA IS THAT WHICH IS GIVEN WHEN ONE IS
HEALTHY AND CLOSE-FISTED
Book 005, Number 2250:
Abu Huraira reported that there came a person to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, which charity is the best? Upon this he said: That
you should give charity (in a state when you are) healthy and close-fisted, one haunted by
the fear of poverty, hoping to become rich (charity in such a state of health and mind is
the best). And you must not defer (charity to such a length) that you are about to die and
would he saying: This is for so and so, and this is for so and so. Lo, it has already come
into (the possession of so and so).
Book 005, Number 2251:
Abu Huraira reported that a person came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
and said: Messenger of Allah, which charity is the greatest in reward? (The Holy Prophet
said): By your father, beware, you should give charity (in a state when you are) healthy
and close-fisted, haunted by the fear of poverty, and still hoping to live (as rich). And
you must not defer charity (to the time) when you are about to die, and would then
say:" This is for so and so, and this for so and so." It has already become the
possession of so and so.
Book 005, Number 2252:
This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of transmitters except with this
change (of words):" Which charity is most excellent?"
Chapter 30: CONCERNING THE STATEMENT THAT THE UPPER HAND IS BETTER THAN, THE
LOWER HAND, AND THE UPPER HAND IS THAT WHICH GIVES AND THE LOWER ONE IS THAT WHICH
RECEIVES
Book 005, Number 2253:
Abdullah b. Umar reported that as Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was sitting
on the pulpit and talking about Sadaqa and abstention from begging, he said: The upper
hand is better than the lower one, the upper being the one which bestows and the lower one
which begs.
Book 005, Number 2254:
Hakim b. Hizam reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said this: The
most excellent Sadaqa or the best of Sadaqa is that after giving which the (giver) remains
rich and the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin from the members of your
household.
Book 005, Number 2255:
Hakim b. Hizam reported: I begged the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), and he
gave me. I again begged, he again gave me. I again begged, he again gave me, and then
said: This property is green and sweet; he who receives it with a cheerful heart is
blessed in it, and he who receives it with an avaricious mind would not be blessed in it,
he being like one who eats without being satished, and the upper hand is better thad the
lower hand.
Book 005, Number 2256:
Abu Umama reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: 0 son of Adam,
it is better for you if you spend your surplus (wealth), but if you withhold it, it is
evil for you. There is (however) no reproach for you (if you withhold means necessary) for
a living. And begin (charity) with your dependants; and the upper hand is better than the
lower hand.
Chapter 31: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BEG
Book 005, Number 2257:
Mu'awiya said: Be cautious about ahadith except those which were current during the
reign of Umar, for he exhorted people to ftar Allah, the Exalted and majestic. I heard the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: He upon whom Allah intends to bestow
goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion; and I heard the Messenger of Allah
(way peace be upon him) as saying: I am the treasurer. To one whom I give out of (my own)
sweet will, he would be blessed in that, but he whom I give (yielding to his constant
begging and for his covetousness is like one who would eat, but would not be satisfied.
Book 005, Number 2258:
Mu'awiya reported AUah's Messenger (may prom be upon him) as saying: Do not beg
importunately, for, I swear by Allah, none of you who asks me for anything and manages to
get what he asks for when I disapprove td it will he be blessed in that which I give him.
Book 005, Number 2259:
'Amr b. Dinar reported from Wahb b. Munabbih: I went to his house in San'a' and he
offered me nuts grown in his house to eat. And his brother said: I heard Mu'awiya b. Abu
Sufyan saying that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying,
and then he made a mention (of a hadith) like one mentioned above.
Book 005, Number 2260:
Abd al-Rahman b. Auf reported: I heard Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan saying in an address that
he had heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: He to whom Allah
intends to do good, He gives him insight into religion. And I am only the distributor
while Allah is the Bestower.
Chapter 32: MISKIN (POOR MAN) IS ONE WHO DOES NOT FIND ENOUGH TO SATISFY HIM
AND THE PROPLR DO NOT CONSIDER HIM (NEEDY) AS TO GIVE HIM CHARITY
Book 005, Number 2261:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The poor man
(miskin) is not the one who goes round to the people and is dismissed with one or two
morsels. and one or two dates. They (the Prophet's Companions) said: Messenger of Allah,
then who is miskin? He said: He who does not get enough to satisfy him, and he is not
considered so (as to elicit the attention of the benevolent people), so that charity way
be given to him. and he does not beg anything from people.
Book 005, Number 2262:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Miskin is not
he who is dismissed with one or two dates, and with one morsel or two morsels. (In fact)
miskin is he who abstains (from begging). Read if you so desire (the verse):" They
beg not of men importunately)" (ii. 273). This hadith has been narrated through
another chain of transmitters.
Chapter 33: DISAPPROVAL OF BEGGING FROM PEOPLE
Book 005, Number 2263:
Hamza. son of 'Abdullah, reported on the authority of his father that the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When a man is always begging from people. he would
meet Allah (in a state) that there would be no flesh on his face.
Book 005, Number 2264:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of the brother of Zuhri with the same
chain of transmitters, but no mention has been made of the word" muz'a" (piece).
Book 005, Number 2265:
Hamza b. 'Abdullah b. Umar heard his father cay that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) had said: The person would continue begging from people till he would come on
the Day of Resurrection and there would be no flesh on his face.
Book 005, Number 2266:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who begs
the riches of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals, so let him ask a
little or much.
Book 005, Number 2267:
Abu Huraira is reported to have heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as
saying: It is letter for one among you to bring a load of firewood on his back and give
charity out of it (and satisfy his own need) and be independent of people, than that he
should beg from people, whether they give him anything or refuse him. Verily the upper
hand is better than the lower hand, and begin (charity) with your dependants.
Book 005, Number 2268:
Qais b. Abu Hizam reported: We came to Abu Huraira and he told Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) having said this: By Allah, (it is better) that one among you should go
and bring a load of firewood on his back and he should sell it, and the rest of the hadith
was narrated (like the previous one).
Book 005, Number 2269:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: It is better
for any one of you to tie a bundle of firewood and carry it on his back and sell it than
to beg a person, he may give or may refuse.
Book 005, Number 2270:
Malik al-Ashja'i reported: We, nine, eight or seven men, were in the company of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he said: Why don't you pledge allegiance to
the Messenger of Allah? -while we had recently pledged allegiance. So we said: Messenger
of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you. He again said: Why don't you pledge
allegiance to the Messenger of Allah? And we said: Messenger of Allah, we have already
pledged allegiance to you. He again said: Why don't you pledge allegiance to the Messenger
of Allah? We stretched our hands and said: Messenger of Allah. we have already pledged
allegiance to you. Now tell (on what things) should we pledge allegiance to you. He said I
(You must pledge allegiance) that you would worship Allah only and would not associate
with Him anything, (and observe) five prayers, and obey- (and he said onething in an
undertone) -that you would not beg people of anything. (And as a consequence of that) I
saw that some of these people did not ask anyone to pick up the whip for them if it fell
down.
Chapter 34: ONE FOR WHOM BEGGING IS PERMISSIBLE
Book 005, Number 2271:
Qabisa b. Mukhariq al-Hilali said: I was under debt and I came to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) and begged from him regarding it. He said: Wait till we
receive Sadaqa, so that we order that to be given to you. He again said: Qabisa, begging
is not permissible but for one of the three (classes) of persons: one who has incurred
debt, for him begging is permissible till he pays that off, after which he must stop it; a
man whose property has been destroyed by a calamity which has smitten him, for him begging
is permissible till he gets what will support life, or will provide him reasonable
subsistence; and a person who has been smitten by poverty. the genuineness of which is
confirmed by three intelligent members of this peoples for him begging is permissible till
he gets what will support him, or will provide him subsistence. Qabisa, besides these
three (every other reason) for begging is forbidden, and one who engages in such consumes
that what is forbidden.
Chapter 35: PERMISSIBILITY TO ACCEPT WHAT IS GIVEN WITHOUT BEGGING, OR WITHOUT
BEING AVARICIOUS
Book 005, Number 2272:
Salim b. Abdullah b. 'Umar reported on the authority of his father ('Abdullah b. 'Umar)
that he had heard 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) saying: The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) gave me a gift, but I said: Give it to one who needs it more
than I. He gave me wealth for the second time but I said: Give it to one who needs it more
than I. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Take out of this
wealth which comes to you without your being avaricious and without begging, but in other
circumstance's do not let your heart hanker after it.
Book 005, Number 2273:
Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) gave to 'Umar b. Khattab some gift. Umar said to him: Messenger of
Allah, give it to one who needs it more than I. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Take it; either keep it with you or give it as a charity, and
whatever comes to you in the form of this type of wealth, without your being avaricious or
begging for it, accept it, but in other circumstances do not let your heart hanker after
it. And it was on account of this that Ibn 'Umar never begged anything from anyone, nor
refused anything given to him.
Book 005, Number 2274:
This hadith has been narrated by Abdullah b. al-Sa'di from 'Umar b. al-Khattab who
heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Book 005, Number 2275:
Ibn al-Sa'di Maliki reported: 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) appointed me
as a collector of Sadaqa. When I had finished that (the task assigned to me) and I handed
over that to him (to 'Umar), he commanded me to (accept) some remuneration (for the work).
I said: I performed this duty for Allah and my reward is with Allah. He said: Take
whatever has been given to you, for I also performed this duty during the time of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He assigned me the task of a collector and I
said as you say, and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to me: When you
are given anything without your begging for it, (then accept it), eat it and give it in
charity.
Book 005, Number 2276:
Ibn al-Sa'di reported: 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) appointed me as a
collector of Sadaqat. The rest of the hadith in the same.
Chapter 36: DISAPPROVAL OF THE LONGING FOR THE (POSSESSIONS OF THE MATERIAL)
WORLD
Book 005, Number 2277:
Abu Huraira reported from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as having said
this: The heart of an old person feels young for the love of two things: love for long
life and wealth.
Book 005, Number 2278:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had said this:
The heart of an old person is young for two things: for long life and love for wealth.
Book 005, Number 2279:
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The son of Adam
grows old, but two (desires) in him remain young: desire for wealth and desire for life.
Book 005, Number 2280:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Anas through another chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2281:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of
transmitters.
Chapter 37: IF THERE WERE TWO VALLEYS (OF GOLD) FOR THE SON OF ADAM, HE WOULD
LONG FOR THE THIRD ONE
Book 005, Number 2282:
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: If the son of Adam
were to possess two valleys of riches. he would long for the third one. And the stomach of
the son of Adam is not filled but with dust. And Allah returns to him who repents.
Book 005, Number 2283:
Anas b. Malik reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as
saying this, but 1 do not know whether this thing was revealed to him or not, but he said
to.
Book 005, Number 2284:
Anas b. MILlik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: If there
were two valleys of gold for the son of Adam, he would long for an- other one. and his
mouth will not be filled but with dust, and Allah returns to him who repents.
Book 005, Number 2285:
Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: If there were
for the son of Adam a valley full of riches, he would long to possess another one like it.
and Ibn Adam does not feel satiated but with dust. 1413 And Allah returns to him who
returns (to HiM). 1414 Ibn Abbas said: I do not know whether it is from the Qur'an or not;
and in the narration transmitted by Zuhair it was said: I do not know whether it is from
the Qur'an, and he made no mention of Ibn Abbas.
Book 005, Number 2286:
Abu Harb b. Abu al-Aswad reported on the authority of his father that Abu Musa
al-Ash'ari sent for the reciters of Basra. They came to him and they were three hundred in
number. They recited the Qur'an and he said: You are the best among the inhabitants of
Basra, for you are the reciters among them. So continue to recite it. (But bear in mind)
that your reciting for a long time may not harden your hearts as were hardened the hearts
of those before you. We used to recite a surah which resembled in length and severity to
(Surah) Bara'at. I have, however, forgotten it with the exception of this which I remember
out of it:" If there were two valleys full of riches, for the son of Adam, he would
long for a third valley, and nothing would fill the stomach of the son of Adam but
dust." And we used so recite a slirah which resembled one of the surahs of
Musabbihat, and I have forgotten it, but remember (this much) out of it:" Oh people
who believe, why do you say that which you do not practise" (lxi 2.) and" that
is recorded in your necks as a witness (against you) and you would be asked about it on
the Day of Resurrection" (xvii. 13).
Chapter 38: ONE IS NOT RICH BECAUSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF GOODS
Book 005, Number 2287:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had said:
Richness does not lie in the abundance of (worldly) goods but richness is the richness of
the soul (heart, self).
Chapter 39: FEAR OF WHAT WOULD COME OUR OF THE ADORNMENT OF THE WORLD
Book 005, Number 2288:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood
up and addressed the people thus: 0 people, by Allah, I do not entertain fear about you in
regard to anything else than that which Allah would bring forth for you in the form of
adornment of the world. A person said: Messenger of Allah, does good produce evil? The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) remained silent for a while and he then said:
What did you say? He replied: Messenger of Allah, I said: Does good produce evil? The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to him: The good does not produce but
good. but among the plants the spring rain produces There some which kill with a tremour
or nearly kill all but the animal which feeds on vegetation. It eats and when its flanks
are distended, it faces the can. then when it has donged or urinated and chewed it returns
and eats. He who accepts wealth rightly, Allah confers blessing on it for him. and he who
takes wealth without any right, he is like one who eats and is not satisfied.
Book 005, Number 2289:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had
said: The most dreadful thing I fear in your case is what Allah brings forth for you in
the form of the adornment of the world. They (the Prophet's Com panions) said: Messenger
of Allah, what is the adornment of the world? He said: Blessings (the natural resources)
of the earth. They (again) said: Messenger of Allah, does good produce evil? He said: No,
only good comes out of good. No, only good comes out of good. No. only good comes out of
good. All that which the spring rain helps to grow kills or is about to kill but (the
animal) which feeds on vegetation. It eats and when its flanks are distended, it faces the
sun, it chews the cud, it has dunged and urinated. it returns and eats. This wealth is
green and sweet, and he who accepts it and applies it rightly, finds it a good help, but
he who takes it wrongfully is like one who eats without being satisfied.
Book 005, Number 2290:
Abu Said al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was sitting
on the pulpit and we were sitting around him, and he said: What I am afraid of in regard
to you after my death is that there would be opened for you the adornments of the world
and its beauties. A person said: Messenger of Allah, does good produce evil? The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) remained silent. And it was said to him (the man who had
asked the question from the Holy Prophet): What Is the matter with you, that you speak
with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) but he does not speak with you? We
thought as if revelation was descending upon him. He regained himself and wiped the sweat
from him and said: He was the inquirer (and his style of expression showed as if he
praised him and then added): Verily good does not produce evil. Whatever the spring
rainfall causes to grow kills or is about to kill, but that (animal) which feeds on
vegetation. It eats till its flanks are filled; it faces the sun and dungs and urinates.
and then returns to eat. And this Wealth is a sweet vegetation, and it is a good companion
for a Muslim who gives out of it to the needy, to the orphan. to the wayfarer, or
something like that as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who takes
it without his right is like one who eats but does not feel satisfied, and it would stand
witness against him on the Day of judgment.
Chapter 40: EXCELLENCE OF ABSTAINING FROM BEGGING AND THAT OF ENDURANCE
Book 005, Number 2291:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that some people from among the Ansar begged from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he gave them. They again begged him and he
again gave them, till when what was in his possession was exhausted he said: Whatever good
(riches, goods) I have, I will not withhold it from you. He who refrains from begging
Allah safeguards him against want. and he who seeks sufficiency, Allah would keep him in a
state of sufficiency, and he who shows endurance. Allah would grant him power to endure,
and none is blessed with an endowment better and greater than endurance.
Book 005, Number 2292:
This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2293:
'Amr b. al-'As reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He Is
successful who has accepted Islam, who has been provided with sufficient for his want and
been made contented by Allah with what He has given him.
Book 005, Number 2294:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: 0 Allah, make
the provision of Mahammad's family sufficient just to sustain life.
Chapter 41: GIVING CHARITY TO ONE WHO BEGGED IMPORTUNATELY OR WITH UNCIVILITY
Book 005, Number 2295:
Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) distributed something. Upon this I said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by
God, the others besides them were more deserving than these (to whom you gave charity). He
said: They had in fact left no other alternative for me. but (that they should) either beg
importunately from me or they would regard me as a miser, but I am not a miser.
Book 005, Number 2296:
Anas b. Malik reported: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) and he had put on a mantle of Najran with a thick border. A bedouin met him and
pulled the mantle so violently that I saw this violent pulling leaving marks of the border
of the mantle on the skin of the neck of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
And he (the bedouin) said: Muhammad, issue command that I should be given out of the
wealth of Allah which is at your disposal. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
turned his attention to him and smiled, and then ordered for him a gift (provision).
Book 005, Number 2297:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through another chain
of transmitters. And In the hadith transmitted by Ikrima b. 'Ammir there is an
addition:" He (the bedouin) pulled his (mantle) so violently that the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) was drifted very close to the bedouin." And in the
hadith transmitted by Hammam, (the words are):" He pulled it so violently that the
mantle was torn and the border was left around the neck of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him)."
Book 005, Number 2298:
Miswar b. Makhrama reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
distributed some cloaks but did not bestow one upon Makhrama. Upon this Makhrama said: 0
my son, come along with me to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). So I went
with him. He said: Enter the house and call him (to come out) for me. So I called him and
he (the Holy Prophet) came out, and there was a cloak (from those already distributed) on
him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: I had kept it for you. He (Makhrama), looked at it and
was pleased.
Book 005, Number 2299:
Miswar b. Makhrama reported: Some cloaks were presented to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him). My father Makhrama said to me: Come along with me to him; perhaps we
may be able to get anything out of that (stock of cloaks). My father stood at the door and
began to talk. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) recognised him by his voice
and came out and there was a cloak with him, and he was showing its beauties and saying: I
kept it for you, I kept it for you.
Chapter 42: BESTOWAL UPON ONE WHO IS NOT FIRM IN FAITH
Book 005, Number 2300:
Sa'd reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) bestow- ed (some
gifts) upon a group of people and I was sitting amongst them. The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him), however, left a person and he did not give him any. thing. and he
seemed to me the most excellent among them (and thus deserved the gifts more than anyone
else). So I stood up before the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said to him
in undertone: Messenger of Allah, what obout so and so? By Allah, I find him a believer.
He (the Messenger of Allah) said: He may be a Muslim. I kept quiet for a short while, and
then what I knew of him urged me (to plead his case again) and I said: Messenger of Allah,
what about so and so? By Allah, I find him a believer. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet)
said: He may, be a Muslim. I again remained quiet for a short while, and what I knew of
him again urged me (to plead his case so I) said: Messenger of Allah, what about so and
so? By Allah, I find him a believer. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: He may be a
Muslim. I often bestow (something) upon a person, whereas someone else is dearer to me
than he, because of the fear that he may fall headling into the fire. And in the hadith
transmitted by Hulwani this statement was repeated twice.
Book 005, Number 2301:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2302:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Muhammad b. Sa'd through another
chain of transmitters (and the words are):" The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) struck between my neck and shoulder with his hand and said: Do you wrangle,0 Sa'd,
because I bestow (some gifts) upon a person?"
Chapter 43: BESTOWAL UPON THOSE WHO ARE MADE TO INCLINE (TO TRUTH)
Book 005, Number 2303:
Anas b. Malik reported that when on the Day of Hunain Allah conferred upon His Apostle
(may peace be upon him) the riches of Hawazin (without armed encounter), the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) set about distributing to some persons of Quraish one
hundred camels Upon this they (the young people from the Ansar) said: May Allah grant
pardon to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he bestowed (these camels)
upon the people of Quraish, and he ignored us, whereas our swords are still dripping
blood. Anas b. Malik said: Their statement was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) and he sent (someone) to the Ansar and gathered them under a tent of
leather. When they had assembled, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to
thera and said: What is this news that has reached me from you? The wise people of the
Ansar said: Messenger of Allah, so far as the sagacious amongst us are concerned they have
said nothing, but we have amongst us persons of immature age; they said: May Allah grant
pardon to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he gave to the Quraish and
ignored us (despite the fact) that our swords are besmeared with their blood. Upon this
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I give (at times material gifts) to
persons who were quite recently in the state of unbelief, so that I may incline them to
truth Don't you feel delighted that people should go with riches, and you should go back
to your places with the Apostle of Allah? By Allah, that with which you would return is
better than that with which they would return. They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah, we are
pleased. The Holy Prophet said too: You would find marked preference (in conferring of the
material gifts) in future, so you should show patience till you meet Allah and His
Messenger and I would he at the Haud Kauthar. They said: We would show patience.
Book 005, Number 2304:
Anas b. Malik reported that when Allah conferred upon His Messenger (may peace be upon
him) the riches of Hawazin (without armed encounter) ; the rest of the hadith is the same
except some variation (of words):" Anas said: We could not tolerate it and he also
said: The people were immature in age."
Book 005, Number 2305:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through another chain
of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2306:
Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) gathered the
Ansar and said: Is there someone alien among you? They said: No, but only the son of our
sister. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The son of the
sister of the people is included among the tribe, and (farther) said: The Quraish have
recently abandoned Jahillyya and have just been delivered from distress; I, therefore,
intend to help them and conciliate them. Don't you feel happy that the people should
return with worldly riches and you return with the Messenger of Allah to your houses? (So
far as my love for you is concerned I should say) if the people were to tread a valley and
the Ansar tread a narraw path (in a mountain) I would tread the narrow path of the Ansar.
Book 005, Number 2307:
Anas b. Malik reported: When Mecca was conquered, he (the Holy Prophet) distributed the
spoils among the Quraish. Upon this the Ansar said: It is strange that our swords are
dripping with their blood, whereas our spoils have been given to them (to the Quraish).
This (remark) reached the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and so he gathered
them and said: What is this that has been conveyed to me about you? They said: (Yes) it is
that very thing that, has reached you-and they were not (the people) to speak lie. Upon
this he said: Don't you like that the people should return to their houses along with
worldly riches, whereas you should return to your houses with the Messenger of Allah? If
the people were to tread a valley or d narrow path, and the Ansar were also to tread a
valley or a narrow path, I would tread the valley (along with the) Ansar or the narrow
path (along with the) Ansar.
Book 005, Number 2308:
Anas b. Malik reported that when it was the Day of Hunain there came the tribes of
Hawazin, Ghatafan and others along with their children and animals, and there were with
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) that day ten thousand (soldiers), and newly
freed men (of Mecca after its conquest). All these men (once) turned their backs, till he
(the Holy Prophet) was left alone. He (the Messenger of Allah) on that day called twice
and he did not interpose anything between these two (announcements) He turned towards his
right and said: 0 people of Ansar! They said: At thy beck and call (are we), Messenger of
Allah. Be glad we are with thee. He then turned towards his left and said: 0 people of
Ansar. They said: At thy beck and call (are we). Be glad we are with thee. He (the Holy
Prophet) was riding a white mule. He dismounted and said: I am the servant of Allah and
His Apostle. The polytheists suffered defeat. and the Messenger of Allah (may peace he
upon him) acquired a large quantity of spoils, and he distributed them among the refugees
and the people recently delivered (of Mecca) but did not give anything to the Ansar. The
Ansar said: In the hour of distress it is we who are called (for help). but the spoils are
given to other people besides us. This (remark) reached him (the Holy Prophet). and he
gathered them In a tent. and said: What is this news that has reached me on your behalf?
They kept silence. Upon this he said: 0 people of Ansar, don't you like that people should
go away with worldly (riches), and you go away with Muhammad taking him to your houses?
They said: Yes, happy we are. Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: If the
people were to tread a valley, and the Ansar were to tread a narrow path, I would take the
narrow path of the Ansar. Hisham said: I asked Abu Hamza if he was present there. He said:
How could Ibe absent from him?
Book 005, Number 2309:
Anas b. Malik reported: We conquered Mecca and then we went on an expedition to Hunain.
The polytheists came, forming themselves into the best rows that I have seen. They first
formed the rows of cavalry, then those of infantry, and then those of women behind them.
Then there were formed the rows of sheep and goats and then of other animals. We were also
people large in number, and our (number) had reached six thousand. And on one side Khalid
b. Walid was in charge of the cavalry. And our horses at once turned back from our rear.
And we could hardly hold our own when our horses were exposed, and the bedouins and the
peoplewhom we knew took to their heels. (Seeing this) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) called thus: 0 refugees,0 refugees. He then. said: 0 Ansar,0 Ansar. (Anas said:
This hadith is transmitted by a group of eminent persons.) We said: At thy beck and call
are we, Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then advanced
and he (Anas) said: By Allah, we had not yet reached them when Allah defeated them. and we
took possession of the wealth and we then marched towards Ta'if, and we besieged them for
forty nights. and then came back to Mecca and encamped (at a place), and the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) began to bestow a hundred camels upon each individual. The
rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 005, Number 2310:
Rafi' b. Khadij reported that the Messenger of Allah; (may peace be upon him) gave to
Abu Sufyan b. Harb and Saf wan. b. Umayya and 'Uyaina b. Hisn and Aqra' b. Habis, i. e. to
every one of these persons, one hundred of camels, and gave to 'Abbas b. Mirdas less than
this number. Upon this 'Abbas b. Mirdis said:
You allot the share of my booty and that of my horse between 'Uyaina and Aqra'.
Both Uyaina and Aqra' are in no way more eminent than Mirdas (my father) in the
assembly.
I am in no way inferior to any one of these persons.
And he who is let downtoday would not be elevated.
He (the narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then complet- ed
one hundred camels for him.
Book 005, Number 2311:
This hadith has been narrated by Sa'id b. Masruq with the same chain of transmitters
(with the words):" The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) distributed the
spoils of Hunain, and he (the Holy Prophet) gave one hundred camels to Abu Sufyan b. Harb.
The rest of the hadith is the same, but with this addition:" He bestowed upon"
Alqama b. 'Ulatha one hundred (camels)."
Book 005, Number 2312:
This hadith has been narrated by Sa'id with the same chain of transmitters, but no
mention has been made of Alqama b. 'Ulatha, nor of safwin b. Umayya, and he did not
mention the verse in his hadith.
Book 005, Number 2313:
Abdullah b. Zaid reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
conquered Hunain he distributed the booty, and he bestowed upon those whose hearts it was
intended to win. It was conveyed to him (the Holy Prophet) that the Ansar cherished a
desire that they should be given (that very portion) which the people (of Quraish) had
got. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood up and, after having
praised Allah and lauded Him, addressed them thus: 0 people of Ansar, did I not find you
erring and Allah guided you aright through me, and (in the state of) being destitute and
Allah made you free from want through me, and in a state of disunity and Allah united you
through me, and they (the Ansar) said: Allah and His Messenger are most benevolent. He
(again) said: Why do you not answer me? They said: Allah and His Messenger are the most
benevolent. He said, If you wish you should say so and so, and the event (should take)
such and such course (and in this connection he made a mention) of so many things. 'Amr is
under the impressionthat he has not been able to remember them. He (the Holy Prophet)
further said: Don't you feel happy (over this state of affairs) that the people should go
away with goats and camels, and you go to your places along with the Messenger of Allah?
The Ansar are inner garments (more close to me) and (other) people are outer garments. Had
there not been migration, I would have been a man from among the Ansar. If the people were
to tread a valley or a narrow path, I would tread the valley (chosen) by the Ansar or
narrow path (trodden) by them. And you would soon find after me preferences (over you in
getting material benefits). So you should show patience till you meet me at the Haud
(Kauthar).
Book 005, Number 2314:
Abdullah reported: On the day of Hunain, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
showed preference (to some) People in the distribution of the spoils. He bestowed on Aqra'
b. Habis one hundred camels, and bestowed an equal (number) upon 'Uyaina, and bestowed on
people among the elites of Arabia, and pre. ferred them) (to others) on that day, in the
distribution (of spoils). Upon this a person said: By Allah, neither justice has been done
In this distribution (of spoils), nor has the pleasure of Allah been sought in it. I (the
Narrator ) said: By Allah, I will certainly inform the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) about it. so I came to him and informed him about what he had said. - The colour
of his (the Prophet's) face changed red like blood and he then said: Who would do justice,
if Allah and His Messenger do not do justice? He further said: May Allah have mercy upon
Moses; he was tormented more than this, but he showed patience. I said: Never would I
convey him (the Holy Prophet) after this (unpleasant) narration.
Book 005, Number 2315:
Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) distributed spoils
(of war). Upon this a person said: This is a distribution In which the pleasure of Allah
has not been sought. I came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and informed
him in an undertone. He (the Holy Prophet) was deeply angry at this and his face became
red till I wished that I had not made a mention of it to him. He (the Holy Prophet) then
said: Moses was tormented more than this, but he showed patience.
Chapter 44: THE KHWARIJ AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
Book 005, Number 2316:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported that a person came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) at Jirana on his way back from Hunain, and there was in the clothes of Bilal
some silver. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) took a handful out of that and
bestowed it upon the people. He (the person who had met the Prophet at Ji'rana) said to
him: Muhammad, do justice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe be upon thee, who would do
justice if I do not do justice, and you would be very unfortunate and a loser if I do not
do justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Permit me to kill
this hypocrite. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: May there be protection of Allah!
People would say that I kill my companions. This man and his companions would recite the
Qur'an but it would not go beyond their throat, and they swerve from it just as the arrow
goes through the prey.
Book 005, Number 2317:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah through another
chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2318:
Abu Said Khudri reported that 'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) sent some gold alloyed
with dust to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) distributed that among four men, al-Aqra b. Habis Hanzali and
Uyaina b. Badr al-Fazari and 'Alqama b. 'Ulatha al-'Amiri, then to one person of the tribe
of Kilab and to Zaid al-Khair al-Ta'l, and then to one person of the tribe of Nabhan. Upon
this the people of Quraish felt angry and said: He (the Holy Prophet) gave to the chiefs
of Najd and ignored us. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I
have done it with a view to con- cillating them. Then there came a person with thick
beard, prominent cheeks, deep sunken eyes and protruding forehead and shaven head. He
said: Muhammad, fear Allah. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
If I disobey Allah, who would then obey Him? Have I not been (sent as the) most
trustworthy among the people of the-world? -but you do not repose trust in me. That person
then went back. A person among the people then sought permission (from the Holy Prophet)
for his murder. According to some, it was Khalid b. Walid who sought the permission. Upon
this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), said: From this very person's
posterity there would arise people who would recite the Qur'an, but it would not go beyond
their throat; they would kill the followers of Islam and would spare the idol-worshippers.
They would glance through the teachings of Islam so hurriedly just as the arrow passes
through the pray. If I were to ever find them I would kill them like 'Ad.
Book 005, Number 2319:
Abu Said al-Khudri reported: 'Ali b. Abu Talib sent to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) from Yemen some gold alloyed with clay in a leather bag dyed in the
leaves of Mimosa flava. He distributed it among four men. 'Uyaina b. Hisna, Aqra' b. Habis
and Zaid al-Khail, and the fourth one was either Alqama b. 'Ulatha or 'Amir b. Tufail. A
person from among his (Prophet's) Companions said: We had a better claim to this (wealth)
than these (persons). This (remark) reached the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
upon which he said: Will you not trust me, whereas I am a trustee of Him Who is in the
heaven? The news come to me from the heaven morning and evening. Then there stood up a
person with deep snnken eyes, prominent cheek bones, and elevated forehead, thick beard,
shaven head, tucked up loin cloth, and he said: Messenger of Allah, fear Allah. He (the
Holy Prophet) said: Woe to thee. do I not deserve most to fear Allah amongst the people of
the earth? That man then returned. Khalid b. Walid then said: Messenger of Allah, should I
not strike his neck? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Perhaps he may be observing the
prayer. Khalid said: How many observers of prayer are there who profess with their tongue
what is not in their heart? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
I have not been commanded to pierce through the hearts of people, nor to split their
bellies (insides). He again looked at him and he was going back. Upon this he (the Holy
Prophet) said: There would arise a people from the progeny of this (man) who would recite
the Qur'an glibly, but it would not go beyond their throats; they would (hurriedly) pass
through (the teachings of their) religion just as the arrow passes through the prey. I
conceive that he (the Holy Prophet) also said this: If I find them I would certainly kill
them as were killed the (people of) Thamud.
Book 005, Number 2320:
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters and (the narrator)
made a mention of elevated forehead, but he made no mention of tucked-up loin cloth and
made this addition:" There stood up 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him), and
said: Should I not strike his neck? Upon this he said: No. Then he turned away, and Khalid
the Sword of Allah stood up against him, and said: Prophet of Allah. shall I not strike
off his neck? He said, No, and then said: A people would rise from his progeny who would
recite the Book of Allah glibly and fluently. 'Umar said: I think he (the Holy Prophet)
also said this: If I find them I would certainly kill them like Thamud."
Book 005, Number 2321:
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters, but no mention has
been made of:" If I find them, I would kill them as the Thamud were killed."
Book 005, Number 2322:
Abu Salama and 'Ata' b. Yasar came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and asked him about Haruriya,
saying: Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) making a mention of
them? He (Abu Sai'd al-Khudri) said: I don't know who the Haruriya are, but I heard the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: There would arise in this nation
(and he did not say" out of them" ) a people and you would hold insignificant
your prayers as compared with their prayers. And they would recite the Qur'an which would
not go beyond their throats and would swerve through the religion (as blank) just as a
(swift) arrow passes through the prey. The archer looks at his arrow, at its iron head and
glances at its end (which he held) in the tip of his fingers to see whether it had any
stain of blood.
Book 005, Number 2323:
Abu Sai'd al-Khudri reported: When we were in the company of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) and he was distributing the spoils of war, there came to him
Dhul-Khuwasira, one of Banu Tamim. He said: Messenger of Allah, do justice. Upon this the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Woe be upon thee I Who would do justice,
if I do not do justice? You would be unsuccessful and incurring a loss, if I do not do
justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah,
permit me to strike off his neck. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Leave him, for he has friends (who would outwardly look to be so religious and pious) that
everyone among you would consider his prayer insignificant as compared with their prayer,
and his fast as com- pared with their fasts. They would recite the Qur'an but it would not
go beyond their collar-bones. They would pass through (the teachings of Islam so
hurriedly) just as the arrow passes through the prey. He would look at its Iron head, but
would not find anything ticking) there. He would then see at the lowest end, but would not
find anything sticking there. He would then see at its grip but would not find anything
sticking to it. He would then see at its feathers and he would find nothing sticking to
them (as the arrow would pass so quickly that nothing would stick to it) neither excre-
ment nor blood. They would be recognised by the presence of a black man among them whose
upper arms would be like a woman's breast, or like a piece of meat as it quivers, and they
would come forth at the time when there is dissension among the people. Abu Sai'd said: I
testify to the fact that I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him),
and I testify to the fact that 'Ali b. Abu Talib fought against them and I was with him.
He gave orders about that man who was sought for, and when he was brought in, and when I
looked at him, he was exactly as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had
described him.
Book 005, Number 2324:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a
mention of a sect that would be among his Ummah which would emerge out of the dissension
of the people. Their distinctive mark would be shaven heads. They would be the worst
creatures or the worst of the creatures. The group who would be nearer to the truth out of
the two would kill them. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) gave an example (to
give their description) or he said: A man throws an arrow at the prey (or he said at the
target), and sees at its iron head, but finds no sign (of blood there), or he sees at the
lowest end, but would not see or find any sign (of blood there). He would then see into
the grip but would not find (anything) sticking to it. Abu Sai'd then said: People of
Iraq. it is you who have killed them.
Book 005, Number 2325:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
A group would secede itself (from the Ummah) when there would be dissension among the
Muslims. Out of the two groups who would be nearer the truth would kill them.
Book 005, Number 2326:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There
would be two groups in my Ummah, and there would emerge another group (seceding itself
from both of them), and the party nearer to the truth among the two would kill them (the
group of the Khwarij).
Book 005, Number 2327:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) that a
group (Khwarij) would emerge from the different parties (the party of Hadrat 'Ali and the
party of Amir Mu'awiya), the group nearer the truth between the two would kill them.
Chapter 45: EXHORTATION TO KILL THE KHWARIJ
Book 005, Number 2328:
'Ali said: Whenever I narrate to you anything from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) believe it to be absolutely true as falling from the sky is dearer to me than
that of attributing anything to him (the Holy Prophet) which he never said. When I talk to
you of anything which is between me and you (there might creep some error in it) for
battle is an outwitting. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying:
There would arise at the end of the age a people who would be young in age and immature in
thought, but they would talk (in such a manner) as if their words are the best among the
creatures. They would recite the Qur'an, but it would not go beyond their throats, and
they would pass through the religion as an arrow goes through the prey. So when you meet
them, kill them, for in their killing you would get a reward with Allah on the Day of
judgmelat.
Book 005, Number 2329:
A hadith like this has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2330:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of
transmitters, but (these words) are not there:" They pass through the religion clean
as the arrow passes through the prey."
Book 005, Number 2331:
'Abida narrated from 'Ali that he made a mention of the Khwarij (and in this
connection) said that there would be a person among them with a defective hand. (or with a
short hand) or a fleshy hand. If you were to exercise restraint, I would tell you what
Allah has promised to those who would kill them on the order of Mubarrmad (may peace be
upon him). I (the narrator) said to him: Did you hear it from Muhammad: (may peace be upon
him)? He (Hadrat 'Ali) said: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'ba; Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'ba;
yes, by the Lord of the Ka'ba.
Book 005, Number 2332:
'Abida said: I will not narrate to you except what I heard from him (Hadrat 'Ali), and
then he narrated from him.
Book 005, Number 2333:
Zaid b. Wahb Jahani reported and he was among the squadron which wall under the command
of Ali (Allah be pleased with him) and which set out (to curb the activities) of the
Khwarij. 'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) said: 0 people, I heard the Messeinger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) say: There would arise from my Ummah a people who would recite the
Qur'an, and your recital would seem insignificant as compared with their recital, your
prayer as compared with their prayer, arid your fast, as compared with their fast. They
would recite the Qur'an thinking that it sup- ports them, whereas it is an evidence
against them. Their prayer does not get beyond their collar bone; they would swerve
through Islam just as the arrow passes through the prey. If the squadron which is to
encounter them were to know (what great boon) has been assured to them by their Apostle
(may peace be upon him) they would completely rely upon this deed (alone and cease to do
other good deeds), and their (that of the Khwarij) distinctive mark is that there would be
(among them) a person whose wrist would be without the arm, and the end of his wrist would
be fleshy like the nipple of the breast on which there would be white hair. You would be
marching towards Muawiya and the people of Syria and you would leave them behind among
your children and your property (to do harm). By Allah, I believe that these are the
people (against whom you have been commanded to fight and get reward) for they have shed
forbidden blood, and raided the animals of the people. So go forth in the name of Allah
(to fight against them). Salama b. Kuhail mentioned that Zaid b. Wahb made me alight at
every stage, till we crossed a bridge. 'Abdullah b. Wahb al-Rasibi was at the head of the
Khwarij when we encountered them. He ('Abdullah) said to his army: Throw the spears and
draw out your swords from their sheaths, for I fear that they would attack you as they
attacked you on the day of Harura. They went back and threw their spears and drew out
their swords, and people fought against them with spears and they were killed one after
another. Only two persons were killed among the people (among the army led by Hadrat 'Ali)
on that day. 'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) said: Find out from among them (the dead
bodies of the Khwarij) (the maimed). They searched but did not find him. 'Ali (Allah be
pleased with him) then himself stood up and (walked) till he came to the people who had
been killed one after another. He ('Ali) said: Search them to the last, and then ('Ali's
companions) found him (the dead body of the maimed) near the earth. He (Hadrat 'Ali) then
pronounced Allah-O-Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) and then said, Allah told the Truth and
His Messenger (may peace be upon him) conveyed it. Then there stood before him 'Abida
Salmani who said: Commander of the Believers, by Allah, besides Whom there is no god but
He, (tell me) whether you heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him). He said: Yes, by Allah, besides Whom there is no god but He. He asked him to take an
oath thrice and he took the oath.
Book 005, Number 2334:
'Ubaidullah b. Abu Rafi', the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him), said: When Haruria (the Khwarij) set out and as he was with 'Ali b. Abu Talib (Allah
be pleased with him) they said," There is no command but that of Allah." Upon
this 'Ali said: The statement is true but it is intentionally applied (to support) a wrong
(cause). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him described their characteristics and
I found these characteristics in them. They state the truth with their tongue, but it does
not go beyond this part of their bodies (and the narrator pointed towards his throat). The
most hateful among the creation of Allah us one black man among them (Khwarij). One of his
hand is like the teat of a goat or the nipple of the breast. When 'Ali b. Abu Talib (Allah
be pleased with him) killed them, he said: Search (for his dead body). They searched for
him, but they did not find it (his dead body). Upon this he said: Go (and search for him).
By Allah, neither I have spoken a lie nor has the lie been spoken to me. 'Ali said this
twice and thrice. They then found him (the dead body) in a rain. They brought (his dead)
body till they placed it before him (Hadrat 'Ali). 'Ubaidullah said: And, I was present at
(that place) when this happened and when 'Ali said about them. A person narrated to me
from Ibn Hanain that he said: I saw that black man.
Book 005, Number 2335:
Abu Dharr reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Verily there
would arise from my Ummah after me or soon after me a group (of people) who would recite
the Qar'an, but it would not go beyond their throats, and they would pass clean through
their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey, and they would never come back
to it. They would be the worst among the creation and the creatures. Ibn Samit (one of the
narrators) said: I met Rafi' b. 'Amr Ghifari, the brother of Al-Hakam Ghifari and I said:
What is this hadith that I heard from Abu Dharr, i. e. so and so? -and then I narrated
that hadith to him and said: I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him).
Book 005, Number 2336:
Yusair b. 'Amr reported that he inquired of Sahl b. Hunaif: Did you hear the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) making a mention of the Khwarij? He said: I heard him say
(and he pointed with his hand towards the east) that these would be a people who would
recite the Qur'an with their tongues and it would not go beyond their collar bones. They
would pass clean through their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey.
Book 005, Number 2337:
This hadith had been transmitted by Sulaiman Shaibani with the same chain of narrators
(and the words are)," There would arise out of (this group) many a group"
Book 005, Number 2338:
Sahl b. Hunaif reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: There would
arise from the east a people with shaven heads.
Chapter 46: IT'IS FORBIDDEN TO PAY ZAKAT TO THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (MAY PEACE
BE UPON HIM) AND BANU HASHIM AND BANU MUTTALIB
Book 005, Number 2339:
Abu Huraira reported that Hasan b. 'Ali took one of The dates of the sadaqa and put it
in his mouth, whereupon the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: Leave it, leave it,
throw it; don't you know that we do not eat the sadaqa?
Book 005, Number 2340:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of
transmitters (and the words of the Holy Prophet) are:" Sadaqa is not permis- sible
for us."
Book 005, Number 2341:
This very hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sbu'ba with the same chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2342:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: I go back to
my family and I find a date lying on my bed. I then take it up to eat it, but then I throw
it away fearing that it may be a Sadaqa.
Book 005, Number 2343:
Out of so many ahadith which Hammam b. Munabbih narrated on the authority of Abu
Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one is this that the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I go back to my family and I find a date lying on
my bed or in my house, and I take it up to eat it, but then I throw it away fearing that
it may be a Sadaqa or from Sadaqa.
Book 005, Number 2344:
Anas b. Malik reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) found a date
in the street and said: If it were not of sadaqa I would have eaten it. 1457
Book 005, Number 2345:
Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) found a date
lying on the path and said: If it were not out of Sadaqa, I would have eaten it.
Book 005, Number 2346:
Anas b. Malik reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) found a date
and said: Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.
Chapter 47: THE POSTERITY OF THE HOLY PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) IS NOT
ALLOWED TO MAKE USE OF SADAQA
Book 005, Number 2347:
'Abd al-Muttalib b. Rabi'a b. al-Harith reported that Rabi'a b. al-Harith and Abbas b.
Abd al-Muttalib gathered together and said: By Allah, if we had sent these two young boys
(i. e. I and Fadl b. 'Abbas) to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and they
had spoken to him, he would have appointed them (as the collectors) of these sadaqat; and
they would (collect them) and pay (to the Holy Prophet) as other people (collectors) paid
and would get a share as other people got it. As they were talking about it there came
'Ali b. Abu Talib and stood before them, and they made a mention of it to him. 'Ali b. Abu
Talib said: Don't do that; by Allah he (the Holy Prophet) would not do that (would not
accept your request). Rabi'a b. Harith turned to him and said: By Allah, you are not doing
so but out of jealousy that you nurse against us By Allah, you became the son-in-law of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) but we felt no jealousy against you (for
this great privilege of yours). 'Ali then said: Send them (if you like). They set out and
'Ali lay on the bed. When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) offered the noon
prayer. we went ahead of him to his apartment and stood near it till he came out. He took
hold of our ears (out of love and affection) and then said: Give out what you have kept in
your hearts. He then entered (the apartment) and we also went in and he (the Holy Prophet)
was on that day (in the house of) Zainab b. jahsh. We urged each (of us) to speak. Then
one of us thus spoke: Messenger of Allah, you are the best of humanity and the best to
cement the ties of blood-relations. We have reached the-marriageable age. We have come (to
you) so that you may appoint us (as collectors) of these sadaqat. and we would pay you
just as thin people (other collectors) pay you, and get our share as others get it. He
(the Holy Prophet) kept silence for a long time till we wished that we should speak with
him (again), and Zainab pointied to us from behind the curtain not to talk (any more). He
(the Holy Prophet) said; It does not become the family of Muhammad (to accept) sadaqat for
they are the impurities of people. You call to me Mahmiya (and he was in charge of khums,
i. e, of the one-fifth part that goes to the treasury out of the spoils of war), and
Naufal b. Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib. They both came to him, and he (the Holy Prophet)
said to Mahmiya: Marry your daughter to this young man (i. e. Fadl b. 'Abbas), and he
married her to him And he said to Naufal b. Harith: Marry your daughter to this young man
(i e. 'Abd al-Muttalib b. Rabi'a, the narrator of this hadith) and he married her to me,
and he said to Mahmiya: Pay so much mahr on behalf of both of them from this khums Zuhri,
however. said: He did not determine (the amount of mahr).
Book 005, Number 2348:
Rabi'a b. Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib and Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib said to Abd
al-Muttalib b. Rabi'a and Fadl b. Ibn Abbas: Go to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him), and the rest of the hadith is the same (but with this addition):" 'Ali
spread his cloak and then lay down on it and said: I am the father of Hasan, and I am the
chief. By Allah, I would not move from my place till your sons come back to you with the
reply to that for which you sent them to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
And he then also said: Verily these sadaqat are the impurities of people, and they are not
permissible for Muhammad (may peaace be upon him), and for the family of Muhammad. And he
also said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) also said to me: Call Mahmiya b.
Jaz', and he was person from Banu Asad. and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
had apointed him as a collector of khums.
Book 005, Number 2349:
Juwayriya, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)" said that
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to her and said: Is there anything to eat?
She said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by God, there is no food with us except a bone of
goat which my freed maid-servant was given as sadaqa. Upon this he said: Bring that to me,
for it (the sadaqa) has reached its destination.
Book 005, Number 2350:
This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of trainsmitters.
Book 005, Number 2351:
Anas b. Malik reported that Barira presented to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) a piece of meat which had been given to her as sadaqa. Upon this he (the Holy
Prophet) said: That is a Sadaqa for her and a gift for us.
Book 005, Number 2352:
'A'isha reported that (once) the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him, ) was
presented with beef. It was said (by someone) that it had been given to Barira as Sadaqa.
Upon this he (the Prophet) said: It is a Sadaqa for her and a gift for us.
Book 005, Number 2353:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: Three are the decions (of the Shari'ah that
we have come to know) through Barira. The people gave her sadaqa and she offered us as
gift. We made a mention of it to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), whereupon
he said: It is a sadaqa for her and a gift for you; so eat it.
Book 005, Number 2354:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'isha through another chain of
transmitters.
Book 005, Number 2355:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'A'isha in a similar manner except
a slight variation that he said:" That is a gift for us out of it."
Book 005, Number 2356:
Umm 'Atiyya, said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent me some mutton
of sadaqa. I sent a piece out of that to 'A'isha. When the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) came to 'A'isha, he said: Have you anything with you (to eat)? She said:
Nothing, except only that mutton sent to us by Nusaiba (the kunya of Umm 'Atiyya) which
you had sent to her. Whereupon he said: It has reached its proper place.
Chapter 48: ACCEPTING OF GIFT BY THE HOLY PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND
REFUSING THE SADAQA
Book 005, Number 2357:
Abu Huraira reported: Whenever the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) was
presented with food, he asked about it, If he was told that it was a gift, he ate out of
that, and if he was told that it was a sadaqa he did not eat out of that.
Chapter 49: BLESSING FOR HIM WHO PRESENTS SADAQA
Book 005, Number 2358:
'Abdullah b. Abu Aufa said that it was the common practice of the Mes- senger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) that when the people brought to him sadaqa he blessed them: 0
Allah, bless them. So when Abu Aufa brought to him Sadaqa he (the Holy Prophet) said: 0
Allah, bless, the posterity of Abu Aufa.
Book 005, Number 2359:
This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters (but with a
slight variation of words, that he said): (0 Allah), bless them."
Chapter 50: TO PLEASE THE COLLECTOR OF ZAKAT, UNLESS HE MAKES AN UNJUST DEMAND
Book 005, Number 2360:
Jarir b. 'Abdullah said: 'When the collector of sadaqat (Zakat) comes to you, (you
should see) that he goes away pleased with you.
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