Sahih al-Bukhari 6925 (Book 93, Hadith 58)
the money) to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the Prophet (ﷺ) called him to account, and he said, “This (amount) is for
you, and this was given to me as a present.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Why don’t you stay at your father’s
house or your mother’s house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the
truth?” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising
Allah, he said: Amma Ba’du (then after) I employ some men from among you for some job which
Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes to me and says, ‘This (amount) is for you
and this is a gift given to me.’ Why doesn’t he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother
and see whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah, none of you takes
anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day
of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a
mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) raised both his hands till I saw
the whiteness of his armpits, and said, “(No doubt)! Haven’t I conveyed Allah’s Message!”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6925 (Book 93, Hadith 58)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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For more Hadith in Book 93: Judgments (Ahkaam)