Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #1424
Hadith #1424
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَعْبَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَارِثَةَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" تَصَدَّقُوا، فَسَيَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ يَمْشِي الرَّجُلُ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ لَوْ جِئْتَ بِهَا بِالأَمْسِ لَقَبِلْتُهَا مِنْكَ، فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا ".
I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, "(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah's cause) because a time
will come when a person will carry his object of charity from place to place (and he will not find any
person to take it) and any person whom he shall request to take it, I will reply, 'If you had brought it
yesterday I would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it."
Narrated by
Haritha bin Wahab al-Khuza'i (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 24/1424
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)