12/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1018b — Charity From Hard Labour
Carrying goods for payment and giving charity out of one's wages, and the stern prohibition of belittling the one who gives something small in charity
Hadith About Charity From Hard Work
Sahih Muslim : 1018b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1018b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ كُنَّا نُحَامِلُ عَلَى ظُهُورِنَا .
Shu'ba Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith transmitted by Sa'id b. al Rabi (the words are): " We used to carry loads on our backs."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1018bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 93USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2224
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1018b
This hadith about charity from hard work is a shorter supporting narration. It carries the same chain and meaning as the report about Abu Masud, with an added wording that they used to carry loads on their backs. This small detail matters because it shows that the charity being discussed was not easy extra money. Some companions earned through physical labour and still took part when they were commanded to give. The criticism from the hypocrites in the fuller report becomes even more ugly in this light. The hadith supports the idea that sadaqah is not measured only by how impressive it looks to people. What a person gives from honest effort has value. Readers searching for small charity hadith or charity from hard labour will find a clear lesson here: do not look down on sincere giving.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some companions gave charity while earning through physical work.
- Giving from hard labour should be respected, not mocked.
- This narration supports the report about voluntary charity and unfair criticism.
