#27

Narrated Sa'd: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people while I was sitting there but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) left a man whom I thought the best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Why have you left that person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer." The Prophet (ﷺ) commented: "Or merely a Muslim." I remained quiet for a while, but could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him. And then asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "Why have you left so and so? By Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet (ﷺ) again said, "Or merely a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Sa'd! I give to a person while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his face in the Fire by Allah

حدثنا ابو اليمان، قال اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، قال اخبرني عامر بن سعد بن ابي وقاص، عن سعد، رضى الله عنه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اعطى رهطا وسعد جالس، فترك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا هو اعجبهم الى فقلت يا رسول الله ما لك عن فلان فوالله اني لاراه مومنا. فقال " او مسلما ". فسكت قليلا، ثم غلبني ما اعلم منه فعدت لمقالتي فقلت ما لك عن فلان فوالله اني لاراه مومنا فقال " او مسلما ". ثم غلبني ما اعلم منه فعدت لمقالتي وعاد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم قال " يا سعد، اني لاعطي الرجل وغيره احب الى منه، خشية ان يكبه الله في النار ". ورواه يونس وصالح ومعمر وابن اخي الزهري عن الزهري