Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2609
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ الْهَاشِمِيِّ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ لِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَالْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ائْتِيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُولاَ لَهُ اسْتَعْمِلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ . فَأَتَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَنَحْنُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَسْتَعْمِلُ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدًا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَالْفَضْلُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَنَا " إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ وَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَلاَ لآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم " .
Amr ibn Sawwad ibn al-Aswad ibn Amr reported from Ibn Wahb, who said: Yunus narrated to us, from Ibn Shihab, from Abd Allah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal al-Hashimi, that Abd al-Muttalib ibn Rabiah ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib informed him that his father, Rabiah ibn al-Harith, said to Abd al-Muttalib ibn Rabiah ibn al-Harith and al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and say to him: Appoint us, O Messenger of Allah, to collect charity. Ali ibn Abi Talib came while we were in that situation and said to them: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not appoint any of you over charity. Abd al-Muttalib said: Al-Fadl and I went until we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said to us: This charity is only the impurities of the people, and it is not lawful for Muhammad or the family of Muhammad ﷺ.
Translation notes
The chain and the family relationship between the applicants are retained in full. The report gives both Ali warning and the Prophetic explanation of why the appointment and charity are not lawful for them.