Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2750
Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
Hakim bin Hizam said, “I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for something, and he gave me, and I asked him again
and he gave me and said, ‘O Hakim! This wealth is green and sweet (i.e. as tempting as fruits), and
whoever takes it without greed then he is blessed in it, and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not
blessed in it and he is like one who eats and never gets satisfied.
The upper (i.e. giving) hand is better than the lower (i.e. taking) hand.” Hakim added, “I said, O
Allah’s Messenger! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth I will never demand anything from
anybody after you till I die.” Afterwards Abu Bakr used to call Hakim to give him something but he
refused to accept anything from him. Then `Umar called him to give him (something) but he refused.
Then `Umar said, “O Muslims! I offered to him (i.e. Hakim) his share which Allah has ordained for
him from this booty and he refuses to take it.” Thus Hakim did not ask anybody for anything after the
Prophet, till he died–may Allah bestow His mercy upon him.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَعْطَانِي، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ” يَا حَكِيمُ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرٌ حُلْوٌ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ”. قَالَ حَكِيمٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا. فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدْعُو حَكِيمًا لِيُعْطِيَهُ الْعَطَاءَ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ دَعَاهُ لِيُعْطِيَهُ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، إِنِّي أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ الَّذِي قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَىْءِ فَيَأْبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ. فَلَمْ يَرْزَأْ حَكِيمٌ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ.
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