English
Adi ibn Umairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “O people, whoever we appoint to a task among you and conceals from us even a needle or more, it is misappropriation, and he will come with it on the Day of Resurrection.” A man from the Ansar stood and said: “O Messenger of Allah, take back your task from me.” He said: “Why is that?” He said: “I heard you say such and such.” He said: “And I say that: Whoever we appoint to a task, let him bring its little and much. What he is given, he takes; what he is forbidden, he avoids.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1833 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 2944 (unverified) 94% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “From Adi ibn Umairah” etc.: Abu Dawud derived from this Hadith the ruling on officials’ gifts, detailed earlier.
Note 1
(١)قوله: عن عدي بن عميرة إلخ: استفاد أبو داود في سننه من هذا الحديث حكم هدايا العمال، وقدمنا تفصيله آنفًا.