Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1845
وَعَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْطِينِي الْعَطَاءَ فَأَقُولُ: أَعْطِهِ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي. فَقَالَ: «خُذْهُ فَتَمَوَّلْهُ وَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ فَمَا جَاءَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَأَنْتَ غَيْرُ مُشْرِفٍ وَلَا سَائِلٍ فَخذه. ومالا فَلَا تتبعه نَفسك»
Umar ibn al-Khattab said: The Prophet ﷺ used to give me something, and I would say, ‘Give it to someone poorer than me.’ He said, ‘Take it, make it part of your wealth, and give it in charity. Whatever comes to you from this wealth when you are neither covetous of it nor asking for it, take it. Otherwise, do not let your own desire pursue it.’
Translation notes
The Arabic condition is that the recipient is neither covetous nor asking. The final clause literally tells him not to follow after the wealth with his desire.