this category, and he has neither asked for it nor allowed his soul to reach out for it and pine after it, then he may accept it—even if he is wealthy—for it is lawful and permissible, having reached him by an honorable avenue that entails no humiliation or loss of dignity.

2 – Gifts granted by the ruling authority are permissible for the recipient; there is no blame in accepting them, nor any debasement of the soul.

3 – The scholars stated that it is permissible to take the sovereign’s reward even if the ruler is unjust. Ibn al-Munadhir said: “Accepting it is allowed and given leeway.” Some jurists went further and held that one must accept whatever is presented to him without his having asked for it or set his heart upon it.

4 – It is lawful to transact with a person whose wealth contains both the lawful and the unlawful. The Prophet ﷺ pawned his coat of mail to a Jew, and he accepted jizya from them although he knew they consumed usury, engaged in invalid dealings, schemed to devour people’s wealth unjustly, sold swine, and carried out other such activities.

5 – The ḥadīth discourages yearning for, casting hopeful eyes toward, and waiting expectantly for what is in other people’s hands.

6 – The report also records a virtue of ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb—may Allah be pleased with him—highlighting his merit, asceticism, and preference for others over himself.

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End of the Book of Zakāh