Explanation of the Hadith: (What is the matter with the worker whom we send, who comes and says, "This is for you and this is for me"? Why did he not sit in his father's and mother's house and see whether he would be given a gift or not...)

The Shaykh : Then he mentioned this hadith, the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn al-Latbiyyah, which is the most authentic, and in it there is a variant reading of al-Atbiyyah and al-Atbiyyah, but the correct one is al-Latbiyyah, with a lam replacing the hamzah. It states that he sent him for the charity, meaning he sent him to collect the charity, i.e., the zakah. When he returned, he said, "This is for you and this was given to me as a gift." "This is for you" means that it is from the zakah, and "this was given to me as a gift." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the minbar. Sufyan said, "He ascended the minbar." This indicates the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) concern for this matter, as he ascended the minbar as if he wanted to deliver the Friday sermon. He praised Allah and extolled Him, as was his custom in his sermons, and then he said: He did not specify [the person], because the objective is to know the ruling. This is the method of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): when he wanted to rebuke something publicly, he did not specify the person, because the objective is to know the ruling, not to publicize the doer, unless there was a necessity. Here he said, The interrogative here is for rebuke, and "bal" means "the state of affairs." Then he said, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, People only gave him gifts because he was a worker. There is no doubt that a gift to a worker causes him to lean toward the one who gave it, because a gift brings affection and love. If he loves him, he will favor him, either by waiving what is obligatory from him, or by giving him what he does not deserve, or something similar. Then he said, meaning we do not accept this. It is possible that the "la" is an extra particle for emphasis in the oath, like its addition in the saying of the Exalted: The correct view is that the "la" here is extra for attention and emphasis. This is a description of the sounds of these animals, which he carries on his neck. They are not quiet and silent, but they have a braying if it is a camel, in order to increase his anxiety and torment. Likewise, the cow has a lowing, and the third, the sheep, bleats, which we call "tathgha," meaning it has a bleating, in order to increase the anxiety in his torment, and refuge is sought in Allah. Meaning the color of the armpits, which differs from the color of the body because it is hidden; that is, the skin of the armpits is not affected by external factors like the sun and air, so it becomes dustier. He said, three times. This interrogative is for confirmation, confirming his delivery, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. In this hadith, there is a clear warning against the worker accepting gifts.