Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 588
Leading an Abstemious Life and refraining from the Doubtful
Arabic hadith text
عن أنس رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وجد تمرة فىالطريق فقال: “لولا أنى أخاف أن تكون من الصدقة لأكلتها” ((متفق عليه))
Translation
Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) found a dry date-fruit lying in the way and said, "Had it not been for fear of being from charity I would have eaten it."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].