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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 7407

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In-book entry
289

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: " لَتُنَبَّأَنَّ: أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ (١) وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ، تَأْمُلُ، ، الْبَقَاءَ، وَتَخَافُ الْفَقْرَ، وَلَا تَمَهَّلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ، قُلْتَ: لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا، وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا، أَلَا (١) وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Holy Prophet (ﷺ): "At what time is charity most rewarding?" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) replied: "You will certainly get its answer. The best charity is that which you give while you are healthy, desiring wealth, fearing poverty, and hoping to live longer. Do not delay charity until the soul reaches the throat, and you begin to say, 'Give so much to so-and-so and so much to so-and-so,' for by then it already belongs to so-and-so (the heirs)."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 7407 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 289.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
289

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7407

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