461 — (The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a governor to collect the zakat dues of al-Azd—a tribe. When he returned to the Messenger, he withheld some of what he had brought and said, “This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift.” The Prophet became angry and said, “Why did you not remain in your father’s house and your mother’s house until your gift came to you, if you are truthful?!”
He then said, “Why is it that I appoint one of you to an office, and he says, ‘This is for you, and this was given to me as a gift’? Why did he not remain in his mother’s house so that gifts might be given to him? By Him in whose hand is my soul, none of you takes anything unlawfully but that he will come before Allah carrying it—that is, on the Day of Resurrection. Let none of you come on the Day of Resurrection with a bellowing camel, a lowing cow, or a bleating sheep!” Then he raised his hands until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen and said, “O Allah, have I conveyed the message?” Narrated by al-Bukhārī and Muslim.) p. 322.
Authentic. It is fully referenced in al-Irwā (862).
462 — (Umar reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “One of you may leave my presence with alms tucked under his arm—carrying them beneath his armpit—though they are nothing but fire for him!” Umar asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how can you give them to him when you know that they will be fire for him?”
He replied, “What can I do? They insist on asking me, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, refuses to let me be miserly.” Narrated by Abū Yalā with a good chain. Ahmad narrated something similar, and its narrators are among those of the authentic collections.) p. 323.
Authentic. Al-Haythamī cited it in al-Majma (3/94–95), saying:
“Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: Two men came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask him for something, and he assisted them with two dinars. When they left, they spoke well of him. I entered upon him and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I saw so-and-so and so-and-so leave your presence speaking highly of you.’ He said, ‘But so-and-so does not…”