Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3601
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ السَّمَّانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، أَصَابَ أَرْضًا بِخَيْبَرَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَأْمِرُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " إِنْ شِئْتَ حَبَّسْتَ أَصْلَهَا وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهَا " . فَحَبَّسَ أَصْلَهَا أَنْ لاَ تُبَاعَ وَ لاَ تُوهَبَ وَلاَ تُورَثَ فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْقُرْبَى وَالرِّقَابِ وَفِي الْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَالضَّيْفِ لاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهَا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ أَوْ يُطْعِمَ صَدِيقَهُ غَيْرَ مُتَمَوِّلٍ فِيهِ .
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim reported to us: Azhar as-Samman narrated to us, from Ibn 'Awn, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, that 'Umar acquired land at Khaybar and went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek his advice. He said, ‘If you wish, you may preserve its principal and give it in charity.’ So he retained its principal, stipulating that it not be sold, given away, or inherited, and gave its benefits to the poor, relatives, the emancipation of slaves, the needy, travelers, and guests. The administrator bears no blame if he takes from it reasonably or feeds a friend, without accumulating wealth from it.
Translation notes
This version lists both the poor and the needy separately, and says the endowment was not to be sold, gifted, or inherited.