38. Division of Charity
٣٨۔ كِتَابُ قَسْمِ الصَّدَقَاتِ
The Prophet ﷺ said: Sadaqah may not be given to rich man, with the exception of five classes: One who fights in Allah's path, or who collects it, or a debtor, or a man who buys it with his money, or a man who has a poor neighbour who has been given sadaqah and gives a present to the rich man. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1635)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ إِلَّا لِخَمْسَةٍ لِغَازٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ لِعَامِلٍ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ لِغَارِمٍ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ اشْتَرَاهَا بِمَالِهِ أَوْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ جَارٌ مِسْكِينٌ فَتَصَدَّقَ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ فَأَهْدَى الْمِسْكِينُ لِلْغَنِيِّ أَرْسَلَهُ مَالِكٌ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَأَسْنَدَهُ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Charity is not permissible for a wealthy person except for five individuals: one who works for it, or one who buys it with his own money, or a poor person who gives it as a gift to a wealthy person, or a debtor, or a fighter in the cause of Allah.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ إِلَّا لِخَمْسَةٍ رَجُلٍ عَامَلٍ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَاهَا بِمَالِهِ أَوْ رَجُلٍ مِسْكِينٍ تُصِدِّقَ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا فَأَهْدَاهَا لِغَنِيٍّ أَوْ غَارِمٍ أَوْ غَازٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ﷻ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Charity is not permissible for a wealthy person unless it is given to five people: a person who works for it, or a person who buys it with his money, or a needy person who is endowed with it and then gives it to a wealthy person, or a debt-laden person, or a warrior in the cause of Allah." At-Thawri narrated it from Zaid and said, "Layth narrated it from the Prophet ﷺ , and sometimes a man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ narrated it, and Abu Azhar As-Saliti narrated it from Abdul Razzaq, from Ma'mar, and At-Thawri narrated it from Zaid ibn Aslam, as well."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ إِلَّا لِخَمْسَةٍ لِرَجُلٍ عَامَلٍ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَاهَا بِمَالِهِ أَوْ مِسْكِينٍ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا فَأَهْدَاهَا لِغَنِيٍّ أَوْ غَارِمٍ أَوْ غَازٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ﷻ وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ زَيْدٍ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَتَارَةً عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ السَّلِيطِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ وَالثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ كَمَا
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)
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
نَعَمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ عَمَالَتِهِمْ
[Machine] In Abdullah bin Umar, there was a man who was appointed to distribute charity. He excused me from going with him and gave me my sustenance while I stayed at home.
فِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ رَجُلًا اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَأَعْفَانِي مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ مَعَهُ وَأَعْطَانِي رِزْقِي وَأَنَا مُقِيمٌ