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Sunan an-Nasai 2604 (Book 23, Hadith 170) #17215
Giving Charity Without Asking

SUMMARY: Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed someone to collect Sadaqah and when the person refused to take payment, Umar reminded him of the Prophet's advice that if something is given without asking for it, then keep some and give some in charity.

It was narrated that Ibn As-Sa'idi Al-Maliki said: "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"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ السَّاعِدِيِّ الْمَالِكِيِّ، قَالَ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله عنه عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا فَأَدَّيْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ أَمَرَ لِي بِعُمَالَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّمَا عَمِلْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَجْرِي عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ خُذْ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ عَمِلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ

TOPICS
charity  *  reward  *  generosity

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously even if you don't expect anything back from people or from Allah because your reward lies only with Him .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving charity without expecting anything in return. It was narrated by Ibn As-Sa'idi Al-Maliki that Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed him in charge of collecting Sadaqah. When he finished collecting it and handed it over to Umar, he ordered that he be given some payment but the narrator refused saying that his reward will be with Allah. In response, Umar reminded him of what happened during the time of Prophet Muhammad when he said if something is given without asking for it then keep some and give some in charity. This hadith teaches us about generosity and kindness towards others as well as being content with whatever Allah has blessed us with. It also encourages us to give charity even if we don't expect anything back from people or from Allah because our reward lies only with Him.

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