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Sunan Abi Dawud 2947 (Book 20, Hadith 20) #23237
Honesty in Dealing with Sadaqah

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ warned AbuMas'ud al-Ansari against taking sadaqah by unfaithful dealing, and advised him to be honest in his dealings.

Narrated AbuMas'ud al-Ansari: The Prophet appointed me to collect sadaqah and then said: Go, AbuMas'ud, I should not find you on the Day of Judgment carrying a camel of sadaqah on your back, which rumbles, the one you have taken by unfaithful dealing in sadaqah. He said: If it is so, I will not go. He said: Then I do not force you.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ سَاعِيًا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ انْطَلِقْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ وَلاَ أُلْفِيَنَّكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَجِيءُ عَلَى ظَهْرِكَ بَعِيرٌ مِنْ إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ قَدْ غَلَلْتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِذًا لاَ أَنْطَلِقُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذًا لاَ أُكْرِهُكَ

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sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest and trustworthy when dealing with charity or any other matters in life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being honest and trustworthy when dealing with sadaqah or charity. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ appointed AbuMas'ud al-Ansari to collect sadaqah and warned him not to take it by any means of dishonesty or unfaithfulness. He also advised him that if he did so he would have to carry a camel of sadaqah on his back on the Day of Judgment which would rumble loudly as a sign of his dishonesty. The Prophet ﷺ then said that if this was the case then he should not go ahead with it. This hadith teaches us that we should always be honest and trustworthy when dealing with charity or any other matters in life as Allah will judge us for our actions on the Day of Judgment. We must strive to do good deeds without expecting anything in return from anyone else but Allah alone.

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