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Abu Abdur-Rahman Al-Hubuli narrated: I heard Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) being asked by a man: "Are we not among the poor Muhajirin?" Abdullah asked: "Do you have a wife to return to?" He said: "Yes." He asked: "Do you have a home to live in?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then you are among the rich." 1 The man said: "I have a servant." Abdullah said: "Then you are among the kings." Abu Abdur-Rahman said: Three men came to Abdullah ibn Amr while I was with him, saying: "O Abu Muhammad, by Allah, we have nothing—no wealth, no mount, no possessions." He replied: "As you wish. If you want, return to us, and we will give you what Allah has made easy for you. Or, if you prefer, we can mention your case to the authorities. Or, if you choose, be patient, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'The poor among the Muhajirin will precede the rich to Paradise by forty years.'" They said: "We will be patient and ask for nothing."
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2979 (unverified) 96% confidence
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(1) His statement: "Then you are among the rich" refers to the rich among the Muhajirin, as their poor had neither wife nor home. Otherwise, they are not truly rich, as Al-Karkhi stated in his summary, quoted in Al-Bada'i: There is no harm in giving zakat to someone with a home, household furnishings, a servant, a horse, weapons, clothing, or books of knowledge if they are a scholar. But if they have wealth exceeding 200 dirhams, they are prohibited from taking charity. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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(۱) قوله: فأنت من الأغنياء: قال في المرقاة»: أي أغنياء المهاجرين، فإن فقرائهم ما كان لهم امرأة، ولا مسكن، وإلا فإنهم ليسوا بأغنياء؛ لأنه قال في رد المحتار» ناقلا عن البدائع»: إن الكرخي ذكر في مختصره، فقال: لا بأس أن يعطي من الزكاة من له مسكن، وما يتأثث به في منزله وخادم وفرس وسلاح وثياب البدن وكتب العلم، إن كان من أهله، فإن كان له فضل عن ذلك تبلغ قيمته مائتي درهم، حرم عليه أخذ الصدقة.