300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from the tribe of Asd, called Ibn al-Lutbiyyah, as a tax collector. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this is for me, it was given to me as a gift." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then stood…
الأعظمي 5999SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "If we appoint any of you to a post and he hides from us so much as a needle or anything beyond that, it is misappropriation, and he will come bearing it on the Day of Resurrection." The narrator said,…
مسلم 4744SahihThe Prophet ﷺ appointed Ibn al-Utbiyyah to collect the charity due from the tribe of Banu Sulaym. When he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and presented his accounts, he said, "This is what belongs to you, and this is a gift that was given…
البخاري 7197SahihAbu Humayd al-Saidi reported that the Prophet ﷺ appointed a man from the Azd tribe, known as Ibn al-Lutbiyya, to collect the zakat. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أحمد 23598SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man called Ibn Lutbiyya over the charity collections of Banu Sulaym. When he came back, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him to account. The man said, "This is your money, and this was given to me as a…
البخاري 6979SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever among you we appoint to a task and he conceals from us even a needle or anything beyond that, it is misappropriation for which he will be answerable on the Day of Resurrection." A dark-skinned…
الأعظمي 4003SahihA man came to him asking for a hundred dirhams, and he said, "You ask me for a hundred dirhams when I am the son of Hatim? By Allah, I will not give you anything!" Then he said, "Were it not that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say,…
مسلم 4280SahihThe Prophet ﷺ appointed a man from Banu Asad called Ibn al-Utbiyyah to collect charity. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The Prophet ﷺ stood on the pulpit. Sufyan also said that he ascended…
الأعظمي 7709SahihHe reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man as a collector of zakat. When the man finished his task, he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, this is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The…
البخاري 6636SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever among you we appoint to a task and he conceals from us even a needle or anything beyond that, it is misappropriation for which he will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection." A…
الأعظمي 7707SahihI said, "By Allah, no ruler comes to us except that he is worse than the previous one, and no year comes upon us except that it is worse than the one before." He replied, "Were it not for something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I…
أحمد 11940DaifThe Prophet ﷺ appointed Ibn al-Lutbiyyah to collect the charity from the tribe of Banu Sulaym. When he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and presented his account, he said, "This is what belongs to you, and this is a gift that was given to…
الأعظمي 7722SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People, whoever among you we appoint to a task and then conceals from us even a needle or anything more than that, it is treachery, and he will come bearing it on the Day of Resurrection." A black man from…
أحمد 17717SahihThis was revealed concerning us, the company of the Ansar. We were owners of palm trees, and each man would bring from his palms according to how much or how little he had. A man would bring one cluster of dates or two and hang them up in…
الأعظمي 12033HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from the Azd tribe, known as Ibn al-Utbiyyah, to collect the alms from Banu Sulaym. When he returned, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him to account. The man said, "This is what belongs to you, and…
مسلم 4740SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from al-Asd called Ibn al-Tunbiyah, Amr and Ibn Abu Umar said, over the collection of alms. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
الأعظمي 4002SahihThe Prophet ﷺ appointed a man from Banu Asad called Ibn Atbiyyah to collect the zakat. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The Prophet ﷺ then stood on the pulpit. Sufyan also said that he…
البخاري 7174SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "People, whoever among you is appointed by us to a task and then conceals from us even a needle or anything more than that, it will be a misappropriation that he will bring with him on the Day of…
أبو داود 3581SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from al-Asd called Ibn al-Lutbiyya. Amr and Ibn Abu Umar said, he was appointed over the collection of zakat. When he returned, he said, "This is for you, and this is mine, it was gifted to me." The…
مسلم 4738SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from Azd, known as Ibn Atbiyyah, to collect the alms of Banu Sulaym. When he returned, the Prophet went over the accounts with him, and the man said, "This is what belongs to you, and this is a gift…
مسلم 4741SahihHe was the governor of Kufa. My father gave me a slave as a gift, so I went to the Prophet ﷺ to have him witness it. He asked, "Have you given the same to all your children?" He replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then I will not bear…
أحمد 18410SahihThe Prophet ﷺ sent me out as a collector of zakat. I passed by a man, and when he gathered his wealth before me, I found that he owed nothing more than a one-year-old female camel. I said to him, "Hand over a one-year-old female camel, for…
الأعظمي 4012HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send Abdullah bin Rawaha to Khaybar to assess the crop yield as a division between himself and the Jews of Khaybar. They gathered for him some jewelry belonging to their women and said to him, "This is for…
مالك 1458DifficultA beggar came to Adi bin Hatim asking him for help to buy a servant, or to contribute toward the price of one. Adi said, "I have nothing to give you except my coat of mail and my helmet. I will write to my family instructing them to hand it…
الأعظمي 7107SahihWealth was brought to the Prophet ﷺ from Bahrain, so he said, "Scatter it in the mosque." It was the largest amount of wealth ever brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went out to pray and paid no attention to…
الأعظمي 8166HasanA beggar came to Adi bin Hatim and asked him for help with the price of a servant, or part of the price of a servant. Adi said, "I have nothing to give you except my coat of mail and my helmet. I will write to my family instructing them to…
مسلم 4275SahihThe Prophet ﷺ appointed Ibn Lutbiyyah, a man from Azd, to collect the zakat. He came back with the money and handed it over to the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "This is your money, and this is a gift that was given to me." The Prophet ﷺ said to him,…
مسلم 4739SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Wretched is the slave of the Dinar, the slave of the dirham, the slave of the velvet cloak, and the slave of the patterned garment. If he is given, he is pleased, and if he is not given, he does not keep his…
ابن ماجه 4135SahihUmar said, "Messenger of Allah, I heard so-and-so and so-and-so praising you generously, mentioning that you gave them two dinars each." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "But by Allah, so-and-so is not like that. I gave him anywhere from ten to a…
أحمد 11004SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever among you we appoint to a task and then conceals from us so much as a needle or anything beyond that, it is misappropriation, and he will bring it with him on the Day of Resurrection." A…
مسلم 4745SahihMalik reported that he heard Rabia bin Abu Abdul-Rahman and others mention that a slave under a deferred-freedom contract belonged to Farafisa bin Umayr Hanafi, and that the slave offered to pay him the entire amount still owed under his…
مالك 1570SahihI gained nothing from the office that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed me to except two striped cloaks, which I gave as clothing to my freed slave Kaysan.
الأعظمي 10274HasanI was sleeping in the mosque on a cloak of mine when it was stolen. We caught the thief and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ, who ordered that his hand be cut off. I said, "Messenger of Allah, over a cloak worth thirty dirhams? I will give it…
أحمد 27644SahihA man from Himyar killed an enemy combatant and wanted to take his belongings as spoils, but Khalid bin Walid, who was the commander over them, prevented him from doing so. Awf bin Malik went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of…
الأعظمي 8016SahihThe Prophet ﷺ appointed a man from the tribe of Azd, called Ibn Lutbiyya, to collect the zakat. Ibn Sarh said his name was Ibn Atbiyya. When the man returned, he said, "This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift." The Prophet ﷺ…
أبو داود 2946SahihSaad rode out to his estate in al-Aqiq and found a slave cutting down or stripping leaves from a tree, so he confiscated the slave's belongings. When Saad returned, the slave's owners came to him and asked him to return to their slave, or…
الأعظمي 9965SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was cupped by a slave belonging to Banu Bayadah. The Prophet ﷺ paid him his wages and spoke to his master, who then reduced his daily levy. Had it been unlawful earnings, the Prophet ﷺ would not have paid him.
الأعظمي 5835SahihThere was a governor in Kufa who delivered a sermon one day and said, "Giving out this wealth brings trial, and withholding it brings trial." With these very words the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered his own sermon until he finished, then he…
أحمد 20586SahihKhudri reported that Umar said, "Messenger of Allah, I heard so-and-so speaking well of you. He mentioned that you gave him two dinars." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "But so-and-so does not say that, nor does he praise me for it, though I gave…
أحمد 11124HasanA man from Himyar killed an enemy soldier and wanted to take his belongings as spoils, but Khalid bin Walid, who was the commander over them, prevented him from doing so. Awf bin Malik came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of…
مسلم 4570SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If the wealth of Bahrain were to come to me, I would give you this much, and this much, and this much." But it did not arrive before the Prophet ﷺ passed away. When the wealth of Bahrain finally came, Abu…
البخاري 3137SahihUmar said, "Messenger of Allah, I heard so-and-so and so-and-so speaking well of you, mentioning that you gave each of them two Dinars." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "But by Allah, so-and-so is not like that. I gave him anywhere from ten to a…
الأعظمي 4228SahihI was sleeping in the mosque on a cloak of mine worth thirty dirhams when a man came and snatched it from me. The man was caught and brought to the Prophet ﷺ, who ordered that his hand be cut off. I came to him and said, "Are you going to…
النسائي 4887HasanHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention al-Raqim and say that three men were once in a cave when a boulder fell against the mouth of the cave and sealed them inside. One of them said, "Let each of you recall a good deed he has done,…
أحمد 18417HasanRegarding this verse, *"You who believe, when death approaches one of you, let testimony be taken among you"* [Maidah 5:106], he said, "No one is free of involvement in this matter except myself and Adi bin Bidaa. The two of us were…
الترمذي 3059FabricatedAbu Dharr came seeking permission to enter upon Uthman bin Affan [[r1]], and he was granted permission. He had his staff in his hand. Uthman [[r1]] said, "Kaab, Abdul-Rahman has died and left behind wealth. What is your view concerning it?"…
أحمد 453DaifWealth was brought to the Prophet ﷺ from Bahrain, and he said, "Spread it out in the mosque." It was the largest sum of wealth that had ever been brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went out to pray without…
البخاري 421SahihA man sent some money with me as a gift for the Kaabah. I entered the House, and Shayb was sitting on a chair. I handed the money over to him. He asked me, "Is this yours?" I said, "No. If it were mine, I would not have brought it to you."…
ابن ماجه 3116DaifRegarding the verse *"And do not aim toward the defective of it, spending from that"* [Baqarah 2:267], he said, "This was revealed concerning us, the company of the Ansar. We were owners of date-palms, and a man would bring from his palms…
الترمذي 2987SahihHakeem said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave to me. Then I asked him again and he gave to me. Then I asked him a third time and he gave to me. Then he said, 'Hakeem, this wealth is sweet and lush. Whoever takes it with a…
الأعظمي 4214SahihAn old man from the tribe of Banu Tamim sat down beside me in the mosque of Basra, holding a document in his hand. This was during the time of Hajjaj. He said to me, "Servant of Allah, do you think this document will be of any use to me…
الأعظمي 4009HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If the wealth of Bahrain comes, I will give you this much, and this much, and this much." When the wealth of Bahrain arrived after the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr announced, "Whoever had a…
أحمد 14301SahihSaad rode out to his estate in al-Aqiq and found a slave cutting down trees or stripping their leaves, so he confiscated the slave's belongings. When Saad returned home, the slave's owners came and asked him to return to their slave, or to…
مسلم 3320SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me to a position of authority?" He struck his hand on my shoulder and said, "Abu Dharr, you are weak, and it is a trust. On the Day of Resurrection it will be disgrace and regret, except for…
الأعظمي 6725SahihHe informed him that Rabia bin Harith and Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib once met and said, "By Allah, if we were to send these two young men," meaning myself and Fadl bin Abbas, "to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that he would put them in charge of…
أحمد 17519SahihSaad rode out to his estate in al-Aqiq and found a slave-boy stripping leaves from a tree, or cutting it, so he took the boy's belongings from him. When Saad returned, the boy's masters came to him and asked him to return what he had taken…
أحمد 1443SahihSome slaves belonging to Hatib stole a she-camel that belonged to a man from Mazina and slaughtered it. The matter was brought before Umar bin Khattab, and Umar ordered Kathir bin Salt to cut off their hands. Then Umar said to Hatib, "I…
مالك 1509SahihI came across a red jar containing gold coins in the land of the Romans during the rule of Muawiya. In charge of us was a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, from Banu Sulaym, named Maan bin Yazid. I brought it to him so he…
الأعظمي 8056HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to give Umar bin Khattab a gift, and Umar would say to him, "Give it to someone more in need of it than I am, Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Take it. Either keep it as your own property…
الأعظمي 4213SahihThe wife of Bashir said, "Give my son your slave-boy as a gift, and have the Messenger of Allah ﷺ act as a witness for me." So Bashir went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "The daughter of so-and-so has asked me to give her son a…
الأعظمي 5993Sahih