إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَةُ مُحْدَثَةٌ إِنَّمَا كَانَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) يَنْحَلُونَ وَ يَهَبُونَ وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ أَعْطَى لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ شَيْئاً أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيهِ قَالَ وَ مَا لَمْ يُعْطَ لِلَّهِ وَ فِي اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُرْجَعُ فِيهِ نِحْلَةً كَانَتْ أَوْ هِبَةً حِيزَتْ أَوْ لَمْ تُحَزْ وَ لَا يَرْجِعُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا يَهَبُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ وَ لَا الْمَرْأَةُ فِيمَا تَهَبُ لِزَوْجِهَا حِيزَ أَوْ لَمْ يُحَزْ أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ وَ لَا تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئاً وَ قَالَ فَإِنْ طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ نَفْساً فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً وَ هَذَا يَدْخُلُ فِي الصَّدَاقِ وَ الْهِبَةِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Zurara, Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> has said: ‘but rather, the charity is newly occurred. But rather, the people in the era of Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> were granting and gifting, and it is not befitting for the one who gives anything for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic that he retracts (pulls back) with regards to it. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And what is not given for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and regarding Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so there is retraction with regards to it, be it a donation or a gift, acquired or not acquired. And the man cannot retract with regards to what he gifts to his wife, nor the woman regarding what she gifted to her husband, acquired or not acquired. Is Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Blessed and High not Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:2#h229"><a href="/books/quran:2#h229">[2:229]</a></a> and it is not lawful for you to take any part of what you have given them</span>; and Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:4#h4"><a href="/books/quran:4#h4">[4:4]</a></a> but if they of themselves be pleased to give up to you a portion of it, then eat it with enjoyment and with wholesome result</span>. And this is inclusive with regards to the dowry and the gifts’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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