Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أنبأ شُعَيْبٌ قَالَ قَالَ نَافِعٌ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلْعَبْدِ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ مِنْ مَالِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُعْطِيهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ سَيِّدِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ فِيهِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ أَوْ يَكْتَسِيَ وَالْحَدِيثُ الْمُسْنَدُ يَحْتَمِلُ عَلَى الْبُعْدِ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَصَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَرْغِيبَ الْمَالِكِ فِي أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لِمَمْلُوكِهِ فِي أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ وَالْأَجْرُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ ظَاهِرُهُ مِنَ الْإِبَاحَةِ أَوْلَى بِمَنْ رَغِبَ فِي مُتَابَعَةِ السُّنَّةِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Umar used to say: 'It is not proper for a slave to spend anything from his wealth or give it to anyone except with his master's permission — unless he eats from it in a reasonable manner or wears it.' The marfu' hadith (attributed to the Prophet) may, on a remote interpretation, mean that the Prophet intended to encourage the owner to permit his slave to give charity on his behalf, with the reward shared between them. But what the apparent meaning indicates — permissibility — is more befitting for one who seeks to follow the Sunnah. And success is from Allah.