Sunan Abi Dawud, 1673

Rapporté par Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari رضي الله عنه : Alors que nous étions assis avec le Messager d’Allah ﷺ, un homme lui a apporté de l’or pesant le poids d’un œuf et a dit : « Messager d’Allah, j’ai trouvé cela dans une mine ; prends-le, c’est une sadaqah. Je n’ai rien d’autre que cela. » Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a détourné son attention de lui. L’homme est revenu à sa droite et a répété la même chose. Mais le Prophète a encore détourné son attention. Il est revenu à sa gauche, a répété la même chose, mais le Prophète a encore détourné son attention. Il est venu derrière lui. Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a alors pris l’or et l’a jeté. S’il l’avait touché, cela l’aurait blessé. Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « L’un de vous apporte tout ce qu’il possède et dit : “C’est une sadaqah.” Puis il s’assied et tend la main devant les gens. La meilleure sadaqah est celle qui laisse de quoi vivre. »

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari: While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a man brought him some gold equal in weight to an egg, and said: Messenger of Allah, I have got this from a mine; take it; it is sadaqah. I have no more than this. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned his attention from him. Then he came to him from his right side and repeated the same words. But he (the Prophet) turned his attention from him. He then came to him from his left side and repeated the same words. But he (again) turned his attention from him. He then came to him from behind. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took it and threw it away. Had it hit him, it would have hurt him or wounded him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One of you brings all that he possesses and says: This is sadaqah. Then he sits down and spreads his hand before the people. The best sadaqah is that which leaves a competence