Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1953
عَنْ عُمَيْرٍ مَوْلَى آبِي اللَّحْمِ قَالَ: أَمَرَنِي مَوْلَايَ أَنْ أُقَدِّدَ لَحْمًا فَجَاءَنِي مِسْكِينٌ فَأَطْعَمْتُهُ مِنْهُ فَعَلِمَ بِذَلِكَ مَوْلَايَ فَضَرَبَنِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ: «لِمَ ضَرَبْتَهُ؟» فَقَالَ يُعْطِي طَعَامِي بِغَيْرِ أَنْ آمُرَهُ فَقَالَ: «الْأَجْرُ بَيْنَكُمَا» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَمْلُوكًا فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أأتصدق مِنْ مَالِ مَوَالِيَّ بِشَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ وَالْأَجْرُ بَيْنَكُمَا نِصْفَانِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
‘Umayr, the client of Abi al-Lahm, said: My patron ordered me to cut meat into strips. A poor man came to me, so I fed him some of it. My patron learned of this and beat me. I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him what had happened. He summoned my patron and said: ‘Why did you beat him?’ He replied: ‘He gives my food away without my instruction.’ He said: ‘The reward is shared between the two of you.’ In another version, he said: ‘I was a slave, and I asked the Messenger of Allah: May I give anything in charity from my masters’ property?’ He replied: ‘Yes, and the reward is divided equally between the two of you.’ Muslim transmitted it.