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abudawud:1647Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > al-Layth > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī > Āstaʿmalanī

Umar employed me to collect the sadaqah. When I finished doing so and gave it to him, he ordered payment to be given to me. I said: I did only for Allah’s sake, and my reward will come from Allah. He said: Take what you are given, for I acted (as a collector) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and he assigned me a payment. Thereupon, I said the same kind of thing as you have said, to which Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: When you are given something without asking for it, you should use it for your own purpose and as sadaqah.  

أبو داود:١٦٤٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ

اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ ؓ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَمَّلَنِي فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَهُ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ  


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muslim:1045dQutaybah b. Saʿīd > Layth > Bukayr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī > Āstaʿmalanī ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb > al-Ṣadaqah Falammā Faraght Minhā And ʾAddaytuhā Ilayh Amar Lī Biʿumālah > Innamā ʿAmilt Lillah Waʾajrī > Allāh

'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 ﷺ. He assigned me the task of a collector and I said as you say, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: When you are given anything without your begging for it, (then accept it), eat it and give it in charity.  

مسلم:١٠٤٥dحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ فَقَالَ

خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَمَّلَنِي فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ  

nasai:2604Qutaybah > al-Layth > Bukayr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī > Āstaʿmalanī ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb > al-Ṣadaqah Falammā Faraght Minhā Faʾaddaytuhā Ilayh Amar Lī Biʿumālah > Lah Innamā ʿAmilt Lillah ʿAz And Jal Waʾajrī > Allāh ʿAz Wajal

"Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed me in charge of the Sadaqah. When I finished collecting it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some payment. I said to him: 'I only did for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and my reward will be with Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.' He said: 'Take what I have given you: I did the same take during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and I said what you have said, but the Messenger of Allah said to me: "If you are given something without asking for it, then keep (some) and give (some) in charity."'  

النسائي:٢٦٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا فَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ فَقَالَ

خُذْ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ  

abudawud:2944Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Layth > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī

'Umar reported me to collect the sadaqah (i.e. zakat). When I became free, he ordered to give me payment for it. I said: I have worked for the sake of Allah. He said: Take what you have been given, for I held an administrative post in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he gave me payment for it.  

أبو داود:٢٩٤٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ

اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ قَالَ خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَمَّلَنِي  

ahmad:371Ḥajjāj > Layth > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh > Busr b. Saʿīdʿan Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī > Āstaʿmalanī ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb > al-Ṣadaqah Falammā Faraght Minhā And ʾAddaytuhā Ilayh Amar Lī Biʿumālah > Lah Innamā ʿAmilt Lillah Waʾajrī > Allāh

ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ appointed me in charge of the zakah, and when had finished with it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: I only did it for the sake of Allah and my reward is with Allah. He said: Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: ʿIf you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give some in charity.”  

أحمد:٣٧١حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنِي بُكَيْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍعَنْ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللهِ قَالَ

خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَمَّلَنِي فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ  

nasai-kubra:2396Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Bukayr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī > Āstaʿmalanī ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb > al-Ṣadaqah Falammā Faraght Minhā Faʾaddaytuhā Ilayh Faʾamar Lī Biʿumālah > Lah Innamā ʿAmilt Lillah And ʾAjrī > Allāh

ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ appointed me in charge of the zakah, and when had finished with it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: I only did it for the sake of Allah and my reward is with Allah. He said: Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: ʿIf you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give some in charity.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 371)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٣٩٦أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا فَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللهِ فَقَالَ

خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ»  

bayhaqi:13169[Chain 1] Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Iyādī > Aḥmad b. Yūsuf b. Khallād > al-Ḥārith b. Muḥammad > Abū al-Naḍr > al-Layth > Bukayr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. Shādhān And Aḥmad b. Salamah > Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Bukayr > Busr b. Saʿīd > Ibn al-Sāʿidī al-Mālikī > Āstaʿmalanī ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb ؓ > al-Ṣadaqah Falammā Faraght Minhā Waʾaddaytuhā Ilayh Amar Lī Biʿimālah Faqult Innamā ʿAmilt Lillah Warasūlih Waʾajrī > Allāh > Khudh Mā Uʿṭīt Faʾinnī Qad ʿAmilt

Umar employed me to collect the sadaqah. When I finished doing so and gave it to him, he ordered payment to be given to me. I said: I did only for Allah’s sake, and my reward will come from Allah. He said: Take what you are given, for I acted (as a collector) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and he assigned me a payment. Thereupon, I said the same kind of thing as you have said, to which Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: When you are given something without asking for it, you should use it for your own purpose and as sadaqah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1647)   

البيهقي:١٣١٦٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْإِيَادِيُّ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ بْنِ خَلَّادٍ ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا أَبُو النَّضْرِ ثنا اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي بُكَيْرٌ عَنِ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ ح وَأنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَا ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا وَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعِمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللهِ فَقَالَ خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَمَّلَنِي فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ
suyuti:2-3191bIbn al-Siʿdi > Āsatʿamlaniá ʿUmar > al-Ṣadaqah Falammiā Ddaytuhā
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السيوطي:٢-٣١٩١b

"عن ابنِ السِّعدِىِّ قَالَ: اسَتْعَملَنِى عُمَرُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ، فَلَمِّا أدَّيتُهَا إِلَيْه أَعطَانِى عِمَالِتى، فَقُلْتُ: إنَّمَا عَملتُ على عَهْدِ رسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِى، فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ قَولِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ : إِذَا أَعْطَيْتُك شَيئًا مِنْ غَير أَنْ تَسألَنى فَكُل وَتَصدَّق".  

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