Sahih Muslim Hadith 2481 – Not Appointing

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[2481] 167 – (1072) 'Abdul- Muttalib bin RabI'ah bin Al- Hâritb narrated: "RabI'ah bin A]- Hârith and Al-'Abbãs bin 'Abdul- Muttalib got together and said: 'By Allah, why don't we send these two young men – meaning myself and Al-Façll bin 'Abbâs – to the Messenger of Allah to speak to him, so that he will appoint them in charge of this charity, then they would do what the people do and get what the people get.' While they were discussing that, 'Ali bin AbI Tâlib came and stood in front of them. They mentioned that to him, and 'Ali bin AbI Tâlib said: 'Do not do that, for by Allah, he will not do that.' RabI'ah bin Al-Hârith turned to him and said: 'By Allah, you are only saying this because you feel jealous of us. By Allah, when you became the son- in-law of the Messenger of Allah we did not feel jealous of you.' 'Ali said: 'Send them.' So they went, and 'Ali lay down." He said: "When the Messenger of Allah had prayed Zuhr, we went ahead of him to the apartment and stood at the door until he came. He took hold of U :JU our ears then said: 'Tell me what you want to say.' Then he went in and we entered upon him, and on that day he was at the house of Zainab hint Jahsh. Each of us urged the other to speak, then one of us spoke and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, you are the kindest of people and the best in upholding ties of kinship. We have reached the age of marriage, and we have come so that you might appoint us in charge of some of this charity, so that we may do for you what the people do, and get what they get.' He remained silent for a long time, until we wanted to speak again, but Zainab gestured to us from behind the curtain not to speak. Then he said: 'The charity is not appropriate for the family of Muhammad, rather it is the dirt of the people. Call Mahmiyah for me' – who was in charge of the K1ums – 'and Nawfal bin Al-Hárith bin 'Abdu- Muttalib.' They came, and he said to Mahmiyah: 'Give your daughter in marriage to this young man' – meaning Al-Façil bin 'Abbâs, and he did so. And he said to Nawfal bin A1-Hârith: 'Give your daughter in marriage to this young man,' meaning myself – and he did so. And he said to Mahmiyah: 'Give the gift (the Mahr) for them from the Kh_ums, such-and-such an amount." Az-ZuhrI (one of the narrators) said: "And he did not tell me how much it was."