Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3012
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَامِعٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ وَعَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لاَ يُؤَدِّي زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي عُنُقِهِ شُجَاعًا " . ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : (وَلَاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ ) الآيَةَ . وَقَالَ مَرَّةً قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِصْدَاقَهُ : (سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ) " وَمَنِ اقْتَطَعَ مَالَ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ بِيَمِينٍ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ " . ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ : (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ ) الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ يَعْنِي حَيَّةً .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Wa’il reported from ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud, attributing it to the Prophet: ‘Anyone who fails to pay the zakat due on his wealth will have a bald-headed serpent placed around his neck on the Day of Resurrection.’ Then he recited as confirmation from Allah’s Book, “Let not those who withhold what Allah has given them from His bounty think…” (Qur’an 3:180). Another version says that the Messenger of Allah recited, “On the Day of Resurrection, what they withheld will be put around their necks” (Qur’an 3:180). The Prophet also said, ‘Whoever takes his Muslim brother’s property by swearing an oath will meet Allah while He is angry with him.’ Then the Messenger of Allah recited in confirmation, “Those who sell Allah’s covenant…” (Qur’an 3:77). Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih and explained that a shuja‘ is a snake.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report combines warnings about withholding zakat and seizing another Muslim’s property through an oath; the source explains shuja‘ as a serpent.