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Bulugh al-Maram 1068

Umar (radiyallahu anhu) got some land in Khaibar and went to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) asking his command regarding it and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have acquired a land in…

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وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا

قَالَ: «أَصَابَ عُمَرُ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ، فَأَتَى اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَأْمِرُهُ فِيهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ لَمْ أُصِبْ مَالًا قَطُّ هُوَ أَنْفَسُ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ.

قَالَ: «إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَسْتَ أَصْلَهَا، وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا». قَالَ: فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا عُمَرُ، أَنَّهُ لَا يُبَاعُ أَصْلُهَا، وَلَا يُورَثُ، وَلَا يُوهَبُ، فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فِي اَلْفُقَرَاءِ، وَفِي اَلْقُرْبَى، وَفِي اَلرِّقَابِ، وَفِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ، وَابْنِ اَلسَّبِيلِ، وَالضَّيْفِ، لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَيُطْعِمَ صَدِيقاً» غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ مَالً ا

Umar (radiyallahu anhu) got some land in Khaibar and went to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) asking his command regarding it and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have acquired a land in Khaibar which is the most valuable property that I have ever acquired.”

He replied, “If you wish you may make the property an endowment and give its produce as Sadaqah.” So Umar (radiyallahu anhu) gave the land as Sadaqah (in endowment on the condition) that must not be sold, inherited, or given away. And he gave its produce as Sadaqah to be devoted to the poor, relatives, the emancipation of salves, in Allah’s Cause, for travelers and guests, and there is no sin upon the one who administers it if he eats something from it in a reasonable manner or gives something to a friend to eat, provided he does not store anything as goods (for himself).

Bulugh al-Maram 1068, Book 7, Business Transactions, Hadith 179. 1 min read
The note in this edition

زاد مسلم: «فما تأمرني به «وللبخاري: «فما تأمر به».2 (في رواية للبخاري (2764): «أو يوكل صديقه».3) الذي في مسلم: «غير متمول فيه»، وهي للبخاري أيضا (2772). ولهما في رواية: «غير متأثل مالا».4 صحيح. رواه البخاري (2737)، ومسلم (1632) ولا أجد كبير فائدة لقول الحافظ: «واللفظ لمسلم». والله أعلم»

What it means

‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) got a piece of land in Khaybar that was about one hundred shares, and which he considered the most valuable of his possessions, given its good quality and excellence. The Companions used to compete in doing good deeds. So, ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) seeking to attain righteousness that was mentioned in the verse (which means): {You will not attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love} [Sūrat Āl-‘Imrān: 92].

He consulted the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on how to give that piece of land in charity for the sake of Allah. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) advised him with the best type of charity, and that was to keep the land itself as an endowment to be used for charitable purposes.

‘Umar did that and made the land itself an endowment that would neither be sold, nor given as a gift, nor bequeathed, nor be subject to any other type of disposal that could cause the transference of ownership, or act as a means to transferring ownership. Its yield was to be given as charity for the poor and needy, the relatives, in the emancipation of slaves, for paying blood money due upon people who were unable to pay it, for aiding those who performed Jihad to make Allah's word the most superior and support His religion, for feeding the travelers who ran out of expenditure while in a country other than theirs, and for feeding the guests, since feeding guests is part of believing in Allah, the Almighty.

Given the fact that the land needs someone to take care of it and maintain it by way of irrigation and reform, it has been made permissible for the administrator of the land to eat from it in a reasonable just manner. He eats what he needs, and he may also feed his friends, without intending to obtain through it money that is extra to his need.

That is because an endowment is only meant to be spent in good charitable ways, not for gaining money and achieving wealth.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Hajar back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn HajarCompiler, died 852 AH
  2. 2اِبْنِ عُمَرَFrom

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