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Sahih al-Bukhari 2737 (Book 54, Hadith 24) #2616
Giving Endowments for Charity

SUMMARY: Umar bin Khattab consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) about a piece of land he had acquired in Khaibar, and the Prophet (ﷺ) suggested that he give it as an endowment with its fruits to be given in charity.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Umar bin Khattab got some land in Khaibar and he went to the Prophet to consult him about it saying, "O Allah's Messenger I got some land in Khaibar better than which I have never had, what do you suggest that I do with it?" The Prophet said, "If you like you can give the land as endowment and give its fruits in charity". So 'Umar gave it in charity as an endowment on the condition that would not be sold nor given to anybody as a present and not to be inherited, but its yield would be given in charity to the poor people, to the Kith and kin, for freeing slaves, for Allah's Cause, to the travelers and guests; and that there would be no harm if the guardian of the endowment ate from it according to his need with good intention, and fed others without storing it for the future".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، أَصَابَ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ يَسْتَأْمِرُهُ فِيهَا، فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ، لَمْ أُصِبْ مَالاً قَطُّ أَنْفَسَ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ، فَمَا تَأْمُرُ بِهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَسْتَ أَصْلَهَا، وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُبَاعُ وَلاَ يُوهَبُ وَلاَ يُورَثُ، وَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَفِي الْقُرْبَى، وَفِي الرِّقَابِ، وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ، وَالضَّيْفِ، لاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَيُطْعِمَ غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ‏.‏ قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ ابْنَ سِيرِينَ فَقَالَ غَيْرَ مُتَأَثِّلٍ مَالاً‏.‏

TOPICS
endowment  *  charity  *  people  *  kin  *  slaves  *  guests  *  waqf  *  sadaqa  *  cause

QUICK LESSONS:
Give your wealth/blessings away in charity; Share your wealth/blessings with those less fortunate than you; Think about how you can help others even when you have something valuable like a piece of land; Use your wealth/blessings to free slaves; Use your wealth/blessings to support Allah's cause; Help travelers & guests if they need assistance .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about giving endowments for charity. Umar bin Khattab asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ what to do with a piece of land he had acquired in Khaibar. The Prophet ﷺ suggested that Umar give it as an endowment with its fruits to be given in charity. This means that instead of selling or giving away the land, Umar should keep it and use its yield or profits to help those who are less fortunate than him such as poor people, his relatives, slaves who need freeing, those working for Allah’s cause and travelers or guests who may need help. The guardian of this endowment can also eat from it if needed but should not store any of it for future use. This hadith teaches us that we should always think about how we can help others even when we have something valuable like a piece of land; instead of keeping all the profits from this land for ourselves we should share them with those who are less fortunate than us so they too can benefit from our blessings.

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