32. Gifts
٣٢۔ كِتَابُ الْهِبَاتِ
I heard 'Umar say: The Prophet ﷺ used to give me things and I would say: Give it to one who has more need of it than me. Then one time he gave me some wealth and I said: Give it to one who has more need of it than me. The Prophet ﷺ said: ʿTake it and keep it or give it in charity. Whatever of this wealth comes to you when you are not hoping for it or asking for it, take it, otherwise do not hanker after it.” It was narrated from Salim, that his father said: I heard ‘Umar say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to give me things... and he mentioned a similar hadeeth. (Using translation from Aḥmad 136)
سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعْطِينِي الْعَطَاءَ فَأَقُولُ أَعْطِهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي حَتَّى أَعْطَانِي مَرَّةً مَالًا فَقُلْتُ أَعْطِهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خُذْهُ فَتَمَوَّلْهُ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ وَمَا جَاءَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَأَنْتَ غَيْرُ مُشْرِفٍ وَلَا سَائِلٍ فَخُذْهُ وَمَا لَا فَلَا تُتْبِعْهُ نَفْسَكَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to give gifts to Umar ibn Al-Khattab. Umar would say to him, "O Messenger of Allah, give it to someone who is more in need of it than me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would reply, "Take it and use it for yourself or give it in charity. What comes to you of this wealth and you are not in desperate need of it, take it, but do not let yourself be controlled by it." Salim said, "For this reason, Ibn Umar would neither ask people for anything nor reject anything that was given to him." Umar said, "Ibn Shihab narrated to me something similar to this from As-Sa'ib ibn Yazid, from Huwaytib ibn Abd Al-Uzza, from Abdullah ibn As-Sa'di, from Umar ibn Al-Khattab, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُعْطِي عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ الْعَطَاءَ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَعْطِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خُذْهُ فَتَمَوَّلْهُ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ وَمَا أَتَاكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَأَنْتَ غَيْرُ مُشْرِفٍ وَلَا سَائِلٍ فَخُذْهُ وَمَا لَا فَلَا تُتْبِعْهُ نَفْسَكَ قَالَ سَالِمٌ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَا يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَرُدُّ شَيْئًا أُعْطِيَهُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو وَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ حُوَيْطِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ السَّعْدِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ
[Machine] O Omar, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ presented to me wealth less than what I presented to you. So, I said to him something similar to what you said to me. He said to me, "When Allah gives you wealth without you asking for it or desiring it, then accept it. For it is a provision that Allah has brought to you."
عُمَرُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَرَضَ عَلَيَّ مَالًا دُونَ الَّذِي عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي قُلْتَ لِي فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا آتَاكَ اللهُ مَالًا لَمْ تَسْأَلْهُ وَلَمْ تَشْرَهْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسُكَ فَاقْبَلْهُ؛ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ رِزْقٌ سَاقَهُ اللهُ إِلَيْكَ
[Machine] "To his messenger he said, 'O my son, I do not accept anything from anyone.' When he left, she said, 'Return it to me.' So they returned it to her. She said, 'I remembered something that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me. He said, 'O Aisha, whoever gives you something without you asking for it, then accept it, for it is provision that Allah has presented to you.'"
لِرَسُولِهِ يَا بُنِيَّ إِنِّي لَا أَقْبَلُ مِنْ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَتْ رُدُّوهُ عَلَيَّ فَرَدُّوهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ شَيْئًا قَالَهُ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ مَنْ أَعْطَاكِ عَطَاءً بِغَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَاقْبَلِيهِ؛ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ رِزْقٌ عَرَضَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ
[Machine] "There is nobody among the people who gives me a gift that I do not accept it. As for asking, I do not ask."
مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ يُهْدِي إِلِيَّ بِهَدِيَّةٍ إِلَّا قَبِلْتُهَا فأَمَّا الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْأَلُ