Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3175
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ : ( والَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ ) قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَيَسْرِقُونَ قَالَ " لاَ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَصُومُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَنْ لاَ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ " . قَالَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa‘id ibn Wahb al-Hamdani reported that ‘A’ishah, the Prophet’s wife, said: ‘I asked the Messenger of Allah about the verse “Those who give what they give while their hearts tremble” (Qur’an 23:60). I asked, “Are they the ones who drink wine and steal?” He replied, “No, daughter of al-Siddiq. They are those who fast, pray, and give charity while fearing that it may not be accepted from them. Those are the ones who hasten to good deeds and are foremost in them” (23:61).’
A similar report is also narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa‘id, from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Prophet’s answer distinguishes the pious people described in the verse from sinners; their fear concerns acceptance of their good deeds.