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Sunan Ibn Majah 2396 (Book 15, Hadith 7) #31748
Endowing Wealth for Charity

SUMMARY: Umar bin Khattab consulted the Prophet ﷺ about some wealth he had acquired at Khaibar and was advised to make it an endowment and give its produce in charity.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "Umar bin Khattab acquired some land at Khaibar, and he came to the Prophet and consulted him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have been given some wealth at Khaibar and I have never been given any wealth that is more precious to me than it. What do you command me to do with it? He said: 'If you wish, you can make it an endowment and give (its produce) in charity'. So 'Umar gave it on the basis that it would not be sold, given away or inherited, and (its produce) was to be given to the poor, to relatives, for freeing slaves, in the cause of Allah, to way fares and to guests; and there was nothing wrong if a person appointed to be in charge of it consumed from it on a reasonable basis or feeding a fried, without accumulating it for himself".
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَصَابَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَاسْتَأْمَرَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ مَالاً بِخَيْبَرَ لَمْ أُصِبْ مَالاً قَطُّ هُوَ أَنْفَسُ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَسْتَ أَصْلَهَا وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَعَمِلَ بِهَا عُمَرُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ يُبَاعَ أَصْلُهَا وَلاَ يُوهَبَ وَلاَ يُورَثَ تَصَدَّقَ بِهَا لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَفِي الْقُرْبَى وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَالضَّيْفِ لاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ أَوْ يُطْعِمَ صَدِيقًا غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ

TOPICS
endowment  *  charity  *  poor  *  relatives  *  slaves  *  guests  *  consumption  *  friend  *  waqf  *  sadaqa  *  fuquara  *  qurba  *  abd  *  sabilillah  *  zuwarin  *  allah  *  wayfarers

QUICK LESSONS:
Make an endowment from your wealth and give its produce in charity . Consume from your endowed property on reasonable basis . Feed friends without accumulating any of your endowed property .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of giving charity. It was narrated by Ibn 'Umar that Umar bin Khattab acquired some land at Khaibar and consulted the Prophet on what to do with it. The Prophet advised him to make it an endowment and give its produce in charity. An endowment is when someone gives away their wealth or property for charitable purposes such as helping the poor, freeing slaves, aiding relatives or wayfarers etc., while still retaining ownership over it. The person who makes this endowment can also consume from it on a reasonable basis or feed a friend without accumulating any of it for themselves. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth and use our resources to help those in need instead of hoarding them for ourselves.

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