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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 15890

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزَّعْرَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ مَالِكِ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْأَيْدِي ثَلَاثَةٌ، فَيَدُ اللهِ الْعُلْيَا، وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي الَّتِي تَلِيهَا، وَيَدُ السَّائِلِ السُّفْلَى، فَأَعْطِ الْفَضْلَ، وَلَا تَعْجَزْ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ " (٣)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Malik bin Nadlah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are three levels of hands. The hand of Allah is the highest, and below it is the hand of the giver, and the hand of the beggar is the lowest. Therefore, give away surplus things and do not become helpless regarding yourself.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 15890 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 205, Hadith of Malik ibn Nadlah, Abu al-Ahwas (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 4.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15890

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