and al-Shafi'i. Some of them argued that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, bought food from a Jew (56), and he died while his armor was pledged with him (57). He also accepted the invitation of a Jew and ate from his food (58). Allah the Almighty has informed us that they are consumers of illicit gain (suht). It was narrated from 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: "There is no harm in the grants of the Sultan, for what he gives you from the halal is more than what he gives you from the haram." He also said: "Do not ask the Sultan for anything, but if he gives, then take, for what is in the public treasury from the halal is more than what is in it from the haram."
Section (59): Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, said regarding one who possesses three dirhams, one of which is haram: "He should give the three as charity." And if he possesses two hundred dirhams, ten of which are haram, he should give the ten as charity; because this is a large amount, while that is small. He was told: Sufyan said, "What is less than ten, he should give as charity, and what is more, he should dispose of it." He replied: "Yes, he should not be harmed by it." The judge said: This is not by way of a strict determination, but rather by way of choice, because the more the halal increases, the more difficult it becomes to avoid taking
(56) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) buying on credit, the Chapter on the Imam buying his own needs, and the Chapter on buying food for a deferred term, from the Book of Sales; and in: The Chapter on whoever pledges his armor, and the Chapter on the pledge with Jews, from the Book of Pledges. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/73, 74, 81, 101, 186, 187. And by Muslim in: The Chapter on Pledges and their permissibility in residency and travel, from the Book of Transactions. Sahih Muslim 3/1226. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the man who buys food for a deferred term... from the Book of Sales. al-Mujtaba 7/253. And by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on what Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, from the Book of Pledges. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/815. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/42, 160. (57) Extracted by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on what was said regarding the armor of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)... from the Book of Jihad, and in: The Chapter on what Qabisah narrated to us, from the Book of Military Expeditions. Sahih al-Bukhari 4/49, 50, 6/19. And by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on the concession for buying on credit, from the Chapters on Sales. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 5/219. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on transacting with the People of the Book, from the Book of Sales. al-Mujtaba 7/267. And by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on what Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, from the Book of Pledges. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/815. And by al-Darimi in: The Chapter on Pledges, from the Book of Sales. Sunan al-Darimi 2/259, 260. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 1/236, 300, 301, 361, 3/102, 238, 6/453, 457. (58) Extracted by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 3/210, 211, 270. (59) Omitted from M.
