12/50. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1070b — Leaving a Doubtful Date
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: Avoiding a Date That May Be Charity
Sahih Muslim : 1070b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1070b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ، مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَأَجِدُ التَّمْرَةَ سَاقِطَةً عَلَى فِرَاشِي - أَوْ فِي بَيْتِي - فَأَرْفَعُهَا لآكُلَهَا ثُمَّ أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً - أَوْ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ - فَأُلْقِيهَا " .
Out of so many ahadith which Hammam b. Munabbih narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one is this that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I go back to my family and I find a date lying on my bed or in my house, and I take it up to eat it, but then I throw it away fearing that it may be a Sadaqa or from Sadaqa.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1070bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 214USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2343
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1070b
This report gives another wording of the hadith from Abu Huraira through Hammam b. Munabbih. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would find a date on his bed or in his house, pick it up to eat it, then throw it away because he feared it may be sadaqa or from sadaqa. The repeated wording adds a small detail: the date could be found in the house as well as on the bed. The lesson remains the same. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم avoided eating what might be connected to sadaqa. The report teaches carefulness without making claims beyond the text. It is about avoiding a doubtful item tied to charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم avoided eating a date when its source was doubtful.
- The hadith mentions the date could be on his bed or in his house.
- The wording shows caution because it may be from sadaqa.
- The report supports the special care around charity in the Prophet’s home.
