١٦٢. عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:
«مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَكَتَمَنَا مِخْيَطًا فَمَا فَوْقَهُ كَانَ غُلُولًا يَأْتِي بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» قَالَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ مِنَ الْاَنْصَارِ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ:
«يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ، اقْبَلْ عَنِّي عَمَلَكَ» قَالَ:
«وَمَا لَكَ» قَالَ:
«سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا» قَالَ:
«وَأَنَا أَقُولُهُ الْآنَ مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَلْيَجِئْ بِقَلِيلِهِ وَكَثِيرِهِ فَمَا أُوتِيَ مِنْهُ أَخَذَ وَمَا نُهِيَ عَنْهُ انْتَهَى».
162. Adi b. Amira (r.a.) narrated that:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
“Whoso from you is appointed by us to a position of authority and he conceals from us a needle or something smaller than that, it would be misappropriation (of public funds) and will (have to) produce it on the Day of Judgment.”
Upon this, a dark-complexioned man from the Ansar stood up – I can still visualize him – and said:
“O Messenger of Allah, take back from me your assignment.”
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) asked:
“What has happened to you?”
The man answered:
“I have heard you say so and so.”
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“I say that (even) now: Whoso from you is appointed as to a position of (fiscal) authority, he should bring everything, big of small, and whatever he is given therefrom he should take, and he should restrain himself from taking that which is forbidden.” (Muslim, Kitab Al-Imara, 30. Also see Abu Dawud, Aqdiya, 5/3581)