Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2481

حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ الضُّبَعِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ اجْتَمَعَ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَالْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالاَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ بَعَثْنَا هَذَيْنِ الْغُلاَمَيْنِ - قَالاَ لِى وَلِلْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ - إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَكَلَّمَاهُ فَأَمَّرَهُمَا عَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَاتِ فَأَدَّيَا مَا يُؤَدِّى النَّاسُ وَأَصَابَا مِمَّا يُصِيبُ النَّاسُ - قَالَ - فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا فِى ذَلِكَ جَاءَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمَا فَذَكَرَا لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ لاَ تَفْعَلاَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ بِفَاعِلٍ. فَانْتَحَاهُ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا تَصْنَعُ هَذَا إِلاَّ نَفَاسَةً مِنْكَ عَلَيْنَا فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ نِلْتَ صِهْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَمَا نَفِسْنَاهُ عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ عَلِىٌّ أَرْسِلُوهُمَا. فَانْطَلَقَا وَاضْطَجَعَ عَلِىٌّ - قَالَ - فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الظُّهْرَ سَبَقْنَاهُ إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ فَقُمْنَا عِنْدَهَا حَتَّى جَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِآذَانِنَا. ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَخْرِجَا مَا تُصَرِّرَانِ » ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ - قَالَ - فَتَوَاكَلْنَا الْكَلاَمَ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ أَحَدُنَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّ النَّاسِ وَأَوْصَلُ النَّاسِ وَقَدْ بَلَغْنَا النِّكَاحَ فَجِئْنَا لِتُؤَمِّرَنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنُؤَدِّىَ إِلَيْكَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّى النَّاسُ وَنُصِيبَ كَمَا يُصِيبُونَ - قَالَ - فَسَكَتَ طَوِيلاً حَتَّى أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُكَلِّمَهُ - قَالَ - وَجَعَلَتْ زَيْنَبُ تُلْمِعُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحِجَابِ أَنْ لاَ تُكَلِّمَاهُ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قَالَ « إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لاَ تَنْبَغِى لآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ. إِنَّمَا هِىَ أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ ادْعُوَا لِى مَحْمِيَةَ - وَكَانَ عَلَى الْخُمُسِ - وَنَوْفَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ». قَالَ فَجَاءَاهُ فَقَالَ لِمَحْمِيَةَ « أَنْكِحْ هَذَا الْغُلاَمَ ابْنَتَكَ ». لِلْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَنْكَحَهُ وَقَالَ لِنَوْفَلِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ « أَنْكِحْ هَذَا الْغُلاَمَ ابْنَتَكَ ». لِى فَأَنْكَحَنِى وَقَالَ لِمَحْمِيَةَ « أَصْدِقْ عَنْهُمَا مِنَ الْخُمُسِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ». قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ وَلَمْ يُسَمِّهِ لِى.

Abdul Muttalib bin Rabiah bin Al-Harith narrated: “Rabiah bin Al-Harith and Al-Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib got together and said: ‘By Allah, why don’t we send these two young men- meaning myself and Al-Fadl bin Abbas- to Messenger of Allah (SAW) to speak to him, so that he will appoint them in charge of this charity, then they would do what the people do and get what the people get.’ While they were discussing that, Ali bin Abi Talib came and stood in front of them, they mention that to him, and Ali bin Abi Talib said: ‘Do not do that, for by Allah, he will not do that.’ Rabiah bin Al-Harith turned to him and said: ‘By Allah, you are only saying this because you feel jealous of us. By Allah, when you became son-in law of Messenger of Allah (SAW) we did not feel jealous of you.’ Ali said: ‘Send them.’ So they went, and Ali lay down.” He said: “When the Messenger of Allah (SAW) had prayed Zuhr, we went ahead of him to the apartment and stood at the door until he came. He took hold of our ears and said: ‘Tell me what you want to say’. Then he went in and we entered upon him, and on that day he was at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh. Each of us urged the other to speak, then one of us spoke and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (SAW), you are the kindest of people and best in upholding ties of kinship. We have the reached the age of marriage, and we have come so that you might appoint us in charge of some of this charity, so that we may do for what the people do, and get what they get.’ He remained silent for a long time, until we wanted to speak again, but Zainab gestured to us from behind the curtain not to speak. Then he said: ‘The charity is not appropriate for the Family of Muhammad, rather it is the dirt of the people. Call Mahmiyah for me’- who was in charge of the Khums – ‘and Nawfal bin Al-Harith bin Abdul- Muttalib.’ ”They came, and he said to Mahmiyah: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to this young man,’ meaning Al-Fadl bin Abbas – and he did so. And he said to Nawfal bin Al-Harith: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to this young man’, meaning myself- and he did so. And he said to Mahmiyah: ‘Give the gift (the Mahr) fro them from the Khums, such-and-such an amount.’ Az-Zuhri (one of the narrators) said: “And he did not tell me how much it was.”