Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2481

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ الَّذِي لاَ يُؤَدِّي زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مَالُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ لَهُ زَبِيبَتَانِ - قَالَ - فَيَلْتَزِمُهُ أَوْ يُطَوِّقُهُ - قَالَ - يَقُولُ أَنَا كَنْزُكَ أَنَا كَنْزُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Al-Fadl ibn Sahl reported: Abu al-Nadr, Hashim ibn al-Qasim, narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi Salamah narrated to us, from Abd Allah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: On the Day of Resurrection, the wealth of one who does not pay its zakah will appear to him as a bald serpent with two dark spots. It will cling to him, or encircle his neck, and say: I am your treasure; I am your treasure.

Translation notes
  • The two alternative verbs in the report are preserved as alternatives; dark spots renders the source description of the serpent.