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ahmad:5947 – Surayj > ʿAbdullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar > ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I want to give charity with my wealth in exchange for a reward." He (the Prophet) said, "Hold onto the principal amount and spend its produce."

أحمد:٥٩٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِمَالِي بِثَمْغٍ قَالَ احْبِسْ أَصْلَهُ وَسَبِّلْ ثَمَرَتَهُ

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"I asked the Messenger of Allah about some land of mine in Thamgh. He said: 'Freeze it and donate its fruits.'"

النسائي:٣٦٠٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصَفَّى بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ الْمَكِّيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَرْضٍ لِي بِثَمْغٍ قَالَ احْبِسْ أَصْلَهَا وَسَبِّلْ ثَمَرَتَهَا