33/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1833b — Public Trust Preserved
The prohibition of giving gifts to agents
Sahih Muslim 1833b: Public Trust in an Appointed Role
Sahih Muslim : 1833b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1833b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1833bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 43USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4515
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1833b
This short narration is a chain-only report, but it carries the same hadith about public funds through Isma'il with the same transmitters. For a reader looking for Sahih Muslim 1833b explanation, the key point is that the report connects back to the warning about concealing anything from an appointed task. The message remains direct and easy to understand: when someone is trusted with a role, hidden property is not a small matter. The hadith about amanah in authority teaches that a worker must not keep back even something tiny from what should be brought forward. Only what is given from the assignment may be taken. What is forbidden must be left. This makes honesty, clear reporting, and self-control part of the duty.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same report is preserved through another route of transmission.
- Assigned work should be handled with honest reporting.
- Nothing connected to the assignment should be hidden.
- A worker should take only what is lawfully given to him.
