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[Machine] When the verse (And those who hoard gold and silver) [Surah At-Tawbah 9:34] was revealed, it greatly affected the Muslims. They said, "No one among us can leave any wealth for his children after him." Upon hearing this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I will free you from this obligation." They said, "May Umar be granted goodness." Umar then left, and Thawban followed him. They both visited the Prophet ﷺ , and Thawban said, "O Messenger of Allah, this verse has greatly affected your companions." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Verily, Allah has only obligated Zakah to purify what remains of your wealth. And He has only obligated inheritance in the wealth that is left after you." Upon hearing this, Umar loudly exclaimed, and then said, "Shall I not tell you about the best thing a person can hoard? It is a righteous wife. When he looks at her, she pleases him. When he commands her, she obeys him. And when he is absent, she protects his honor." This narration was reported by Abu Abdullah al-Haafiz, who was informed by Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Uqbah al-Shaibani, who was informed by Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Zuhri, who was informed by Yahya ibn Ya'la ibn al-Harith al-Muharibi, who mentioned it with a similar chain of narration. Some narrators have shortened the narration, and they have omitted Uthman ibn Abu al-Yaqthan in the chain of narration.  

البيهقي:٧٢٣٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ السُّكَّرِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ التَّرْقُفِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ثنا أَبِي ثنا غَيْلَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَامِعٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي الْيَقْظَانِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ} [التوبة 34] كَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَالُوا مَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا يَدَعُ لِوَلَدِهِ مَالًا يَبْقَى بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أُفَرِّجُ عَنْكُمْ قَالُوا فَانْطَلَقَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَاتَّبَعَهُ ثَوْبَانُ فَأَتَيَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّهَ قَدْ كَبُرَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ الزَّكَاةَ إِلَّا لِيُطَيِّبَ بِهَا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا فَرَضَ الْمَوَارِيثَ فِي أَمْوَالٍ تَبْقَى بَعْدَكُمْ قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ عُمَرُ ؓ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَكْنِزُ الْمَرْءُ؟ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرَهَا أَطَاعَتْهُ وَإِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا حَفِظَتْهُ 7236 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ أنبأ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الزُّهْرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِ إِسْنَادِهِ وَقَصَّرَ بِهِ بَعْضُ الرُّوَاةِ عَنْ يَحْيَى فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ عُثْمَانَ أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ  

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When this verse was revealed: "And those who hoard gold and silver," the Muslims were grieved about it. Umar said: I shall dispel your care. He, therefore, went and said: Prophet of Allah, your Companions were grieved by this verse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has made zakat obligatory simply to purify your remaining property, and He made inheritances obligatory that they might come to those who survive you. Umar then said: Allah is most great. He then said to him: Let me inform you about the best a man hoards; it is a virtuous woman who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives her a command, and guards his interests when he is away from her.  

أبو داود:١٦٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى الْمُحَارِبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا غَيْلاَنُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ { وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ } قَالَ كَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ أَنَا أُفَرِّجُ عَنْكُمْ فَانْطَلَقَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ كَبُرَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ الزَّكَاةَ إِلاَّ لِيُطَيِّبَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا فَرَضَ الْمَوَارِيثَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ فَكَبَّرَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَكْنِزُ الْمَرْءُ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرَهَا أَطَاعَتْهُ وَإِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا حَفِظَتْهُ  

hakim:3281 – ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿUqbah al-Shaybānī > Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq al-Zuhrī > Yaḥyá b. Yaʿlá b. al-Ḥārith al-Muḥāribī from my father > Ghaylān b. Jāmiʿ > ʿUthmān b. al-Qaṭṭān al-Khuzāʿī > Jaʿfar b. Iyās > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿAbbās

When this verse was revealed: "And those who hoard gold and silver," the Muslims were grieved about it. Umar said: I shall dispel your care. He, therefore, went and said: Prophet of Allah, your Companions were grieved by this verse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has made zakat obligatory simply to purify your remaining property, and He made inheritances obligatory that they might come to those who survive you. Umar then said: Allah is most great. He then said to him: Let me inform you about the best a man hoards; it is a virtuous woman who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives her a command, and guards his interests when he is away from her. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1664)   

الحاكم:٣٢٨١ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الزُّهْرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ ثنا أَبِي ثنا غَيْلَانُ بْنُ جَامِعٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْقَطَّانِ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {الَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ} [التوبة 34] الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَالُوا مَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يَتْرُكَ مَالًا لِوَلَدِهِ يَبْقَى بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أُفَرِّجُ عَنْكُمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقُوا وَانْطَلَقَ عُمَرُ وَاتَّبَعَهُ ثَوْبَانُ فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ كَبُرَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ الزَّكَاةَ إِلَّا لِيُطَيِّبَ بِهَا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا فَرَضَ الْمَوَارِيثَ فِي أَمْوَالٍ تَبْقَى بَعْدَكُمْ» قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَكْنِزُهُ الْمَرْءُ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرَهَا أَطَاعَتْهُ وَإِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا حَفِظَتْهُ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ عثمان لا أعرفه والخبر عجيب