Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ الْقُرْدُوسِيُّ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ إِعْطَاءِ السُّلْطَانِ قَالَ مَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَلَا إِشْرَافٍ فَخُذْهُ وَتَمَوَّلْهُ قَالَ وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا مَا لَمْ تَرْحَلْ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ تَشَرَّفْ لَهَا.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah told us: Hisham ibn Hassan al-Qurdusi told us, from Qays ibn Sa'd, from a man who narrated to him from Abu al-Darda, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about accepting a gift from the ruler. He said: 'Whatever Allah gives you of it without asking and without craving it, take it and make it your wealth.' He said: And al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'There is no harm in it as long as you do not travel to seek it or crave it.'