حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ تَکُونَ صَدَقَةً لَأَکَلْتُهَا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 2480
Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) found a date lying on the path and said: If it were not out of Sadaqa, I would have eaten it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020