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Sunan an-Nasai 2607 (Book 23, Hadith 173) #17218
Accepting Payment for Work Done

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of accepting payment for work done and not to reject it out of charity.

Abdullah bin As-Sa'di narrated that he came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab during his Caliphate and 'Umar said to him: "I heard that you do some jobs for the people but when payment is given to you, you do not like it". I said: "Yes (that is so)". He said: "Why do you do that? I said: "I have horses and slaves and well off, and I wanted my work to be an act of charity toward the Muslims"'.Umar said to him: "Do not do that. I used to want the same thing as you. The Messenger of Allah used to give me payment and I would say, 'Give it to someone who is more in need of it than I am' until, on one occasion, the Prophet gave me payment and I said: 'Give it to someone who is more in said: "Take it and keep it or give it in charity. Wealth when you are not hoping for it and not asking for it, take it, and whatever does not, then do not wish for it"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ حُوَيْطِبَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ السَّعْدِيِّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فِي خِلاَفَتِهِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ، تَلِي مِنْ أَعْمَالِ النَّاسِ أَعْمَالاً فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعُمَالَةَ كَرِهْتَهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ لِي أَفْرَاسًا وَأَعْبُدًا وَأَنَا بِخَيْرٍ وَأُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَمَلِي صَدَقَةً عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَلاَ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ الَّذِي أَرَدْتَ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُعْطِينِي الْعَطَاءَ فَأَقُولُ أَعْطِهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي حَتَّى أَعْطَانِي مَرَّةً مَالاً فَقُلْتُ أَعْطِهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏ "‏ خُذْهُ فَتَمَوَّلْهُ وَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ فَمَا جَاءَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَأَنْتَ غَيْرُ مُشْرِفٍ وَلاَ سَائِلٍ فَخُذْهُ وَمَا لاَ فَلاَ تُتْبِعْهُ نَفْسَكَ
TOPICS
payment  *  charity  *  work  *  wealth  *  kafalah  *  sadaqah  *  aamal  *  maal

QUICK LESSONS:
Accepting payment when doing a job; Being generous with our wealth by giving in charity whenever possible; Appreciating what we are given without expecting more than what we need or deserve; Being content with what one has; Giving away money in charity if one can afford it.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Abdullah bin As-Sa'di, who came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab during his Caliphate. He was told that he does some jobs for people but when payment is given to him, he does not like it. He replied that he has horses and slaves and well off, so he wanted his work to be an act of charity towards the Muslims. Umar then said that this should not be done as even the Prophet Muhammad used to give him payment which he would want to give away in charity until one occasion where the Prophet said that if wealth comes without asking or hoping for it, take it and whatever does not come without asking or hoping for it then do not wish for it. This hadith teaches us about the importance of accepting payment when doing a job as well as being generous with our wealth by giving in charity whenever possible. It also teaches us about being content with what we have and appreciating what we are given without expecting more than what we need or deserve.

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