. (Second chain of narration) Sayyiduna Abdul Muttalib bin Rabee’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) both came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would arrange their marriages and appoint them over the collection of charity so that they could gain some financial benefit in this way, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: These charities are the impurities of the people and they are not lawful for Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Mahmiya Zubaidi (may Allah be pleased with him): Arrange the marriage of Fadl. And he said to Sayyiduna Naufal bin Harith bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him): You arrange the marriage of Abdul Muttalib bin Rabee’ah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to appoint Mahmiya Zubaidi over the collection of khumus. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Pay the dowry of both of them from the khumus. Abdullah bin Harith did not specify its amount.

Ata bin Saib says: I brought an item of charity to Sayyida Umm Kulthum bint Ali (may Allah be pleased with her), but she returned it and said: Mawla Nabi Sayyidna Mehran narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), charity is not lawful for us, and also, the servant of a people is counted among them.

(Second chain) He said to me: Mehran narrated to me that he passed by the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, called him, saying: Maymun! Or Mehran! We are such a household that we have been forbidden from (accepting) charity. Our slaves are also from among us, and we do not eat charity.

Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Arqam Zahri or Ibn Abi Arqam passed by me; they were appointed over the collection of charity. They took me along with them. In another narration, it is stated: They took me along so that I could also get something from it. When I returned, I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Charity is forbidden for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the slave of a people is considered among them.

Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was a slave. One day I brought food to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: This is charity. (Upon hearing this) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed the companions to eat, so they ate, but he himself did not eat. Then one day I brought food and said: May Allah honor you, this is a gift which I have brought for you, because I have seen that you do not eat charity. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed his companions, so they also ate, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate with them.