After he gathered the zakat ...

After he gathered the zakat , he went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said, "This money is zakat , and this is a gift which they gave to me." After hearing this, the Most Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) went to the pulpit and said, "I sent a group to carry out a certain task, that which God has made me the administrator of, but one comes and says, 'This is zakat , and this is a gift they gave to me.' Why do you not sit in your parents' home and see that they do not bring you any gift (in other words, those who gave you this gift did not have pure intentions and it was not a random act of charity.

Rather, they bribed you). I swear by God who has power over my life, no one removes zakat from his property without it being removed from his neck on the Day of Judgment: if it (the zakat ) is a camel, then a camel (will be removed from his neck), if it is a cow and a sheep, then a cow and a sheep." Then he said, "O God, I have conveyed the message."[^2] His practice of observing the rights of others was also evident in issues related to fulfilling trusts.

The slightest infraction or betrayal was never seen in any of his deeds, whether in private or public, in financial affairs or matters unrelated to money. He was so careful in observing the rights of others and fulfilling that with which he was entrusted that in his youth he was known as "Muhammad the Trustworthy" [Muhammad al-Amin].

The people of Mecca gave him this honorable title and whenever they saw him, they would say to one another, “The Trustworthy One has arrived.” [^1]: Hayat al-Qulub, vol. 2, p. 117. [^2]: Nasikh at-Tawarikh, vol. 2, p. 159. Previous…