Sahih al-Bukhari 2660 (Book 55, Hadith 35)
land, better than which I have never got. So what do you advise me regarding it?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“If you wish you can keep it as an endowment to be used for charitable purposes.” So, `Umar gave the
land in charity (i.e. as an endowments on the condition that the land would neither be sold nor given
as a present, nor bequeathed, (and its yield) would be used for the poor, the kinsmen, the emancipation
of slaves, Jihad, and for guests and travelers; and its administrator could eat in a reasonable just
manner, and he also could feed his friends without intending to be wealthy by its means.”
“ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَّسْتَ أَصْلَهَا، وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا ”. فَتَصَدَّقَ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُبَاعُ أَصْلُهَا وَلاَ يُوهَبُ وَلاَ يُورَثُ، فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْقُرْبَى وَالرِّقَابِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالضَّيْفِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ، وَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، أَوْ يُطْعِمَ صَدِيقًا غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ فِيهِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2660 (Book 55, Hadith 35)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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For more Hadith in Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)