مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 9613
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ "، وَقَالَ يَحْيَى مَرَّةً: " لَا صَدَقَةَ إِلَّا مِنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى " (٢)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: True charity is with contentment of the heart. The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and you should begin charity and alms with those who are under your responsibility.
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This is Hadith 9613 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 2495.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 9613
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