23/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2460 — The Book of Zakah
When There Is An Infraction In The Sadaqah (Collected)
Sunan an-Nasai : 2460
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2460
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ جَرِيرٌ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاسٌ مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْتِينَا نَاسٌ مِنْ مُصَدِّقِيكَ يَظْلِمُونَ . قَالَ " أَرْضُوا مُصَدِّقِيكُمْ " . قَالُوا وَإِنْ ظَلَمَ قَالَ " أَرْضُوا مُصَدِّقِيكُمْ " . ثُمَّ قَالُوا وَإِنْ ظَلَمَ قَالَ " أَرْضُوا مُصَدِّقِيكُمْ " . قَالَ جَرِيرٌ فَمَا صَدَرَ عَنِّي مُصَدِّقٌ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ وَهُوَ رَاضٍ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Hilal Narrated from:
Jarir said: 'Some Bedouin people came to the Prophet and said: O Messenger of Allah, some of your Zakah collectors come to us and they are unfair. He said: Keep your Zakah collectors happy. They said: Even if they are unfair? He said: Keep your Zakah collectors happy. Then they said: Even if they are unfair. He said: Keep your Zakah collectors happy. Jarir said: No Zakah collector left me, since I heard this from the Messenger of Allah but he was pleased with me.[1]
[1] The Prophet ﷺ was certain that his Zakâh collectors were fair and would not take more than what was prescribed, but due to their innate love of money, people may feel that taking from them is a kind of unfairness. This should not be interpreted as allowing the Zakâh collectors to be unfair, or encouraging the people to put up with that, and give more than that which Allâh has prescribed they should give. ( Hâshiyah As-Sindî )Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2460In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2462
