Mishkat al-Masabih

Zakat — Hadith #1694

Mishkat al-Masabih:Zakat:Hadith 1694
وَعَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ عُمَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ مِنْكُم على عمر فَكَتَمَنَا مِخْيَطًا فَمَا فَوْقَهُ كَانَ غُلُولًا يَأْتِي بِهِ يَوْم الْقِيَامَة» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

‘Adi b. ‘Amira reported God’s messenger as saying, “If I appoint any of you to deal with a matter and he conceals from me a needle and what is above that, it is dishonesty, and he will bring it on the day of resurrection.” *

Muslim transmitted it.

* Quran 3:161.

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It is inconceivable that a prophet would ever dishonestly take something from the battle gains. Anyone who does so will carry it with him on the Day of Resurrection, when…