Hadith #572
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ لَمَّا تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يُنْجِنِي إِلَّا بِالصِّدْقِ وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَ
تِي إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا أَكْذِبَ أَبَدًا وَإِنِّي أَنْخَلِعُ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى وَرَسُولِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي مِنْ خَيْبَرَ
Isnad Chain
ابن جريج
ابن شهاب
English Translation
Rawḥ narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, saying: Ibn Shihāb informed me, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbdillāh ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik, that Kaʿb ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه), when Allāh accepted his repentance, came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, as part of my repentance, I will give away all my wealth as charity for Allāh and His Messenger.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Keep some of your wealth for yourself, for that is better for you.' He said: 'Then I will keep my share from Khaybar.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 572
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15210
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51600