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Musnad Ahmedحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِسْمَةً فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَغَيْرُ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحَقُّ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّهُمْ خَيَّرُونِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَسْأَلُونِي بِالْفُحْشِ أَوْ يُبَخِّلُونِي فَلَسْتُ بِبَاخِلٍ.
It was narrated that 'Umar bin al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) shared out (some wealth) and I said. By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, others deserved to have it more than these people. He
said: “They gave me the choice of having them ask importunately or regard me as a miser, and I am not a
miser."
said: “They gave me the choice of having them ask importunately or regard me as a miser, and I am not a
miser."
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 234
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 234
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 234
