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Sunan an-Nasa'i 2598

Two men told him, that they came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) asking him for charity. He looked from one to the other and he saw that they were strong. The Messenger of…

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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَدِيِّ بْنِ الْخِيَارِ

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، حَدَّثَاهُ أَنَّهُمَا، أَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلَانِهِ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَقَلَّبَ فِيهِمَا الْبَصَرَ (وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ بَصَرَهُ) فَرَآهُمَا جَلْدَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنْ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا حَظَّ فِيهَا لِغَنِيٍّ وَلَا لِقَوِيٍّ مُكْتَسِبٍ»

Two men told him, that they came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) asking him for charity. He looked from one to the other and he saw that they were strong. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “If you want, I will give you, but no rich man or one who is strong and able to earn has a share of it.”

আমর ইবন আলী এবং মুহাম্মদ মুছান্না ... উবায়দুল্লাহ ইবন আদী (রহঃ) বর্ণনা করেছেন যে, দু'জন লোক তাকে বলেছেন, তাঁরা রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর কাছে এসে তার কাছে সাদাক হতে কিছু সাহায্য চাইলেন। তিনি তাদের পানে তাকিয়ে দেখলেন যে, তারা উভয়েই সক্ষম ব্যক্তি। তখন রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বললেন, যদি তোমরা চাও তবে তোমাদেরকে দেব, কিন্তু স্বচ্ছল ও উপার্জনে সক্ষম ব্যক্তির জন্য এতে কোন অংশ নেই।

عبیداللہ بن عدی بن خیار رضی الله عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ دو شخصوں نے ان سے بیان کیا کہ وہ دونوں رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے پاس آئے، دونوں آپ سے صدقہ مانگ رہے تھے، تو آپ نے نگاہ الٹ پلٹ کر انہیں دیکھا ( محمد کی روایت میں ( نگاہ کے بجائے ) اپنی نگاہ ہے تو دونوں کو ہٹا کٹا پایا، تو آپ نے فرمایا: ”اگر چاہو تو لے لو، ( لیکن یہ جان لو ) کہ مالدار اور کما سکنے والے شخص کے لیے اس میں کوئی حصہ نہیں ہے“۔

Telah mengabarkan kepada kami ['Amr bin Ali] dan [Muhammad bin Al Mutsanna], mereka berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Yahya] dari [Hisyam bin 'Urwah], ia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku [Ayahku], ia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku ['Ubaidullah bin 'Adi bin Al Khiyar], [dua orang laki-laki] menceritakan kepadanya, mereka berdua datang kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan meminta beliau sebagian dari sedekah, maka beliau membolak-balikkan pandangan kepada mereka berdua.

Muhammad berkata dengan redaksi; pandangan beliau. Beliau lihat mereka berdua adalah orang yang kuat, kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Apabila kalian berdua mau (saya akan memberikannya), namun ingat, sebenarnya tidak ada bagian bagi orang yang kaya dalam sedekah tersebut dan juga tidak bagi orang yang kuat dan bisa berusaha

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2598, Book 23, The Book of Zakah, Hadith 164. 1 min read

What it means

Two men came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during the Farewell Pilgrimage while he was distributing charity, and they asked him to give them some of it. The Prophet (ﷺ) repeatedly looked at them to assess their situation and determine whether they were eligible for charity or not.

He saw that they were two strong men and said: If you wish, I will give you from the charity, but there is no share in it for one who possesses sufficient wealth, nor for those who are capable of striving and earning money, even if they do not currently possess wealth that would classify them as rich.

What it teaches

  • It is prohibited for a wealthy person or a capable earner to ask for charity.
  • The basic rule regarding someone whose financial status is unknown is that he is considered poor and eligible for charity.
  • Mere physical strength does not automatically preclude eligibility for charity; rather, it must be coupled with the actual ability to earn a livelihood.
  • One who is capable of earning enough to suffice himself is not permitted to take from the obligatory charity (Zakah), because he is self-sufficient through his earnings, just as the wealthy person is self-sufficient through his wealth.
  • The great Prophetic education of the Muslim personality is in self-respect, and in giving—not in taking, begging, and laziness.

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

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nasa'i back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-Nasa'iCompiler, died 303 AH
  2. 2عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّInformed us
  3. 3Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaWith, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  4. 4Yahya ibn Said al-QattanTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  5. 5Hisham ibn UrwahFrom, Successor, died 145 AH
  6. 6Urwah ibn az-ZubayrTold me, Successor, died 91 AH
  7. 7Ubaydullah ibn AdiTold me, Companion, died 95 AH

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