12/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1025a — Shared Reward in Giving Charity
What a slave spends of his master's wealth
Hadith About Shared Reward in Charity
Sahih Muslim : 1025a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1025a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ حَفْصِ، بْنِ غِيَاثٍ - قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُمَيْرٍ، مَوْلَى آبِي اللَّحْمِ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَمْلُوكًا فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَأَتَصَدَّقُ مِنْ مَالِ مَوَالِيَّ بِشَىْءٍ قَالَ " نَعَمْ وَالأَجْرُ بَيْنَكُمَا نِصْفَانِ " .
Umair, the freed slave of Abi'l-Lahm reported: I was the slave (of Abi'l-Lahm). I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if I could give some charity out of my master's wealth. He said: Yes, and the reward is half and half between you two.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1025aIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 105USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2236
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1025a
This Hadith about charity shows a careful question and a simple answer. Umair, the freed slave of Abi'l-Lahm, asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم whether he could give some charity from his master’s wealth. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said yes and explained that the reward would be “half and half” between the two of them. The core message is shared reward in charity when the spending is connected to another person’s property. The text does not say that anyone may misuse someone else’s wealth. It only reports this question and the Prophet’s answer. For people searching for hadith about giving charity from another person’s wealth, this narration teaches that reward can be shared when charity is given in a permitted setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- It is good to ask before giving from wealth connected to someone else.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم linked this act of charity with shared reward.
- Charity can benefit more than one person when it is done properly.
