12/50. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1069c — Repeated Report on Charity
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 Variant: We Do Not Eat Charity
Sahih Muslim : 1069c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1069c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ، أَبِي عَدِيٍّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ كَمَا قَالَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ " أَنَّا لاَ، نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ " .
This very hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sbu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1069cIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 212USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2341
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1069c
This narration repeats the same hadith through the authority of Shu'ba with the wording, "We do not eat the sadaqa." It is a short transmission, but it matters because it supports the same teaching found in the nearby reports. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and his family did not eat from sadaqa. The phrase also connects to the event of Hasan taking a charity date and being told to throw it away. Since this text is mainly a repeated route, the safest explanation is to focus on its wording and its place in the series. It shows the same message being preserved through more than one narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stated that his family does not eat sadaqa.
- Repeated routes help preserve the same teaching in different wording.
- The narration connects directly with the report about Hasan and the date.
- The ruling is expressed in simple words: sadaqa was not eaten by them.
