حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا " .
Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date and said: Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.
— Sahih Muslim, Book 12: The Book of Zakat, Hadith #2364
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ
" لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا " .Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date and said: Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.
This hadith is from The Book of Zakat in Sahih Muslim, compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. It is hadith number 2364 in book 12.
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