. (Second chain) The same hadith is narrated, however, in this there are additional words: (Third) He is the destitute and needy person about whom three wise men from his people testify that indeed such-and-such person is afflicted with need and poverty.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, asking (for charity) is not lawful except for three persons: one who is paying a difficult blood-money, one who is heavily in debt, and one who is extremely poor.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Haydah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: O Messenger of Allah! We are a people who ask from one another (is this permissible?). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man asks among the people in order to reconcile between them in a calamity or a conflict, but when he reaches his objective or comes close to it, he refrains.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, a man bought some fruit, but he was afflicted by a calamity and his debt became very large. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O people! Give charity to him." So the people gave him charity, but it was not enough to pay off his debt. Eventually, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said (to the creditors): "Take whatever you find with him, and you will get only that."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a wealthy person to take zakat, except for three people: one who is fighting in jihad, a traveler, and a (wealthy) man whose neighbor was given zakat and he (the neighbor) gave him a gift.

Lady Umm Ma'qil Asadiyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: My husband dedicated a young camel in the way of Allah, while I wanted to go for Umrah, so I asked my husband for that camel, but he refused to give it. When I mentioned this to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he ordered my husband to give me the camel. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hajj and Umrah are also in the way of Allah. He also said: Performing Umrah in Ramadan is equal to Hajj.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Zakat is not lawful for the wealthy, except for these five persons: the collector of zakat, the one who buys zakat property in exchange for his own property, the one who pays off someone else's debt (i.e., takes responsibility for payment), the one who fights in the way of Allah, and the wealthy person to whom a zakat-receiving needy person gives a gift.

Abu Hurairah says: I asked Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Do you remember any special thing from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: I remember that once I picked up a date from the dates of charity and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took it out from my mouth along with the saliva and put it back in the pile of dates. Someone said: O Messenger of Allah! What harm is there if this child takes one date? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We are the family of Muhammad, and charity is not lawful for us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to say: Leave that which is doubtful for that which is not doubtful; there is tranquility in truth and anxiety and disturbance in falsehood. Then Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also taught us this supplication: Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayt, ... tabarakta rabbana wa ta'alayt. That is: O Allah! Guide me among those whom You have guided, and grant me well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, and befriend me among those whom You have befriended, and bless me in what You have given, and protect me from the evil You have decreed. Surely, You alone decree and none can decree against You, and whomever You befriend can never be humiliated. O our Lord! You are greatly blessed and highly exalted.

Rabi’ah bin Shayban says: I said to Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Do you remember anything special from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took me to the storehouse of zakat. I picked up a date from there and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Throw it away, for it is not lawful for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or any member of his household.

Abu Hurairah says: We were present with Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), someone asked him if he remembered any special thing from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Once I was walking with him (peace and blessings be upon him), he passed by a threshing floor where dates of zakat were lying. I took one date and put it in my mouth, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) took it out along with the saliva. Someone said: If you had left this date with the child, what harm would it have done to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Zakat is not lawful for us, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I also learned five prayers from him (peace and blessings be upon him).