Hadith 277

Sahih Bukhari

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Chapter 188

Speaking with an unfamiliar accent

باب مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ وَالرَّطَانَةِ

The Statement of Allah عز وجل: "And difference of your languages and colours..." (V.30:22) And also His Statement: "And We sent not a Messenger except with the language of his people..." (V.14:4)
وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَاخْتِلاَفُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ}، {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلاَّ بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ}.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3072
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ، أَخَذَ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ كَخٍ كَخٍ، أَمَا تَعْرِفُ أَنَّا لاَ نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ ‏"
Abu Huraira:

Al-Hasan bin 'All took a date from the dates of the Sadaqa and put it in his mouth. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him) in Persian, "Kakh, kakh! (i.e. Don't you know that we do not eat the Sadaqa (i.e. what is given in charity) (charity is the dirt of the people)).