\nNarrated Abu Huraira:\n \n\nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, "A man said that he would give something in charity. He went out with \nhis object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he had \ngiven his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. I \nwill give alms again." And so he again went out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an \nadulteress. Next morning the people said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The \nman said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will give alms \nagain." So he went out with his alms again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people) \nnext morning said that he had given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, "O Allah! All the praises \nare for you. (I had given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man." Then someone came \nand said to him, "The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and \nthat given to the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and that \ngiven to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Allah has \ngiven him, in Allah's cause."\n

\nNarrated Abu Huraira:\n \n\nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, "A man said that he would give something in charity. He went out with \nhis object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he had \ngiven his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. I \nwill give alms again." And so he again went out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an \nadulteress. Next morning the people said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The \nman said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will give alms \nagain." So he went out with his alms again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people) \nnext morning said that he had given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, "O Allah! All the praises \nare for you. (I had given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man." Then someone came \nand said to him, "The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and \nthat given to the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and that \ngiven to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Allah has \ngiven him, in Allah's cause."\n

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏\n"‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ سَارِقٍ فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ زَانِيَةٍ، فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ غَنِيٍّ فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، عَلَى سَارِقٍ وَعَلَى زَانِيَةٍ وَعَلَى غَنِيٍّ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَمَّا صَدَقَتُكَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعِفَّ عَنْ سَرِقَتِهِ، وَأَمَّا الزَّانِيَةُ فَلَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَسْتَعِفَّ عَنْ زِنَاهَا، وَأَمَّا الْغَنِيُّ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَعْتَبِرُ فَيُنْفِقُ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ ‏"‏‏.‏