Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2612
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَأَرَادَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ أَنْ يَتْبَعَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لاَ تَحِلُّ لَنَا وَإِنَّ مَوْلَى الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ " .
Amr ibn Ali reported: Yahya narrated to us: Shuubah narrated to us: al-Hakam narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Rafi, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from Banu Makhzum to collect charity. Abu Rafi wanted to accompany him, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Charity is not lawful for us, and the mawla of a people is one of them.
Translation notes
Mawla is retained because its exact relationship can include a client or freed person. The report links that relationship to the restriction on charity for the Prophet household.