Faire du bien ne devrait pas vous nuire | Doing Good Should Not Harm You

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Rapporté par Jâbir ibn `Abdullâh Al-Ansârî :

Alors que nous étions assis avec le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ), un homme lui apporta de l’or égal en poids à un œuf, et dit : « Messager d’Allah, j’ai eu ceci d’une mine; prends-le; c’est Sadaqah. Je n’ai pas plus que cela. » Le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) détourna son attention de lui. Puis, il vint à lui par sa droite et répéta les mêmes mots. Mais [le Prophète] détourna son attention de lui. Il vint ensuite à lui par sa gauche et répéta les mêmes mots. Mais il détourna [encore] son attention de lui. Il vint ensuite à lui par derrière. Le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) prit alors [l’or] et le jeta. Si cela l’avait touché, il le ferait du mal ou le blesserait. Le Messager d’Allah dit donc : « L’un d’entre vous apporte tout ce qu’il possède et dit : "Ceci est Sadaqah." Ensuite, il s’assoit et tend sa main devant les gens [c.-à-d. il mendie]. La meilleure Sadaqah est celle qui laisse une compétence. »

[Réf : Abu Dâwud (1673), Al-Darmî (1/391), Ibn Khuzaymah (1/247) et d’autres]

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Narrated Jaabir ibn `Abdullaah Al-Ansaaree:

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." 

[Ref: Abu Dawood (1673), Al-Darmi (1/391), Ibn Khuzaymah (1/247) and others]