Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 301

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُقْبَلُ صَلَاةُ بِغَيْرِ طُهُورٍ وَلَا صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ غُلُولٍ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ibn ʿUmar reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Prayer without purification is not accepted, nor is charity from ill-gotten property.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). Ghulūl can refer to misappropriated or embezzled property; ‘ill-gotten property’ preserves the broader sense.