Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1781
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ (وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ) كَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أُفَرِّجُ عَنْكُمْ فَانْطَلَقَ. فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قد كبر على أَصْحَابك هَذِه الْآيَة. فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لم يفْرض الزَّكَاة إِلَّا ليطيب بهَا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا فَرَضَ الْمَوَارِيثَ وَذكر كلمة لتَكون لمن بعدكم» قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ عُمَرُ. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَكْنِزُ الْمَرْءُ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرَهَا أَطَاعَتْهُ وَإِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا حفظته» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: When the verse ‘Those who hoard gold and silver…’ was revealed, that weighed heavily on the Muslims. Umar said, ‘I will relieve you of this concern,’ and went to the Prophet of Allah. He said, ‘Prophet of Allah, this verse weighs heavily on your Companions.’ The Prophet ﷺ replied: ‘Allah prescribed zakat only to purify with it what remains of your wealth. And He prescribed inheritance’—and he mentioned a word—‘so that it would go to those after you.’ Umar then exclaimed, ‘Allah is greatest!’ Then he said to him, ‘Shall I tell you the best treasure a person may keep? A righteous wife: when he looks at her, she delights him; when he commands her, she obeys him; and when he is absent from her, she guards his interests.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Translation notes
The Arabic explicitly says ‘and he mentioned a word’ between the statement about inheritance and its purpose. The English witness adds a footnote identifying Ibn Abbas as uncertain about the word; that explanation is not present in the source.