12/50. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1069b — Sadaqa Not Permissible for Us
Zakat is forbidden for the messenger of Allah pbuh and his family, and they are Banu Hashim and Banu Al-Muttalib, and no one else
Sadaqa Hadith: Charity Is Not Permissible for the Prophet’s Family
Sahih Muslim : 1069b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1069b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ " أَنَّا لاَ، تَحِلُّ لَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ " .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters (and the words of the Holy Prophet) are: " Sadaqa is not permissible for us."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1069bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 211USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2340
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1069b
This report gives the same hadith through the authority of Shu'ba, with a clear wording from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: "Sadaqa is not permissible for us." The wording is brief, but it carries the main point of the surrounding narrations. Sadaqa had a special legal and moral place, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught that it was not for him and his family. The report helps explain why Hasan was told to throw away the charity date in the related narration. It also shows how hadith wording may come through more than one route, sometimes with a short phrase that states the ruling clearly. The focus here is the boundary around sadaqa.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sadaqa was not permissible for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and his family in this report.
- Short hadith wording can state a clear teaching.
- The report supports the related narration about Hasan and the charity date.
- Charity must be handled according to its proper limits.
