Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date and said: Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date and said: Were it not (that I fear) it may be part of sadaqa, I would have eaten it.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَدَقَةً لأَكَلْتُهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏