Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1801

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Mishkat al-Masabih 1801
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْمُعْتَدِي فِي الصَّدَقَةِ كَمَانِعِهَا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ

Translation

Anas said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘The one who exceeds the due amount in collecting alms is like the one who withholds them.’ Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Translation notes

  • The English witness adds that their sins are similar in seriousness; the Arabic wording states only that the collector who exceeds the due amount is like one who withholds the alms.