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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1307

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In-book entry
23

Chapter 1

Chapter context: Obligation of Jihad

- باب وجوب الجهاد وفضل الغدوة والروحة

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

‏أفضل الصدقات ظل فسطاط في سبيل الله، ومنيحة خادم في سبيل الله، أو طروقة فحل في سبيل الله‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best of charities is to provide canopy in the Cause of Allah, to pay wages to a servant in the way of Allah, and to provide a camel in the way of Allah (to be used by a Mujahid)." [At-Tirmidhi].

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This is Hadith 1307 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 12, The Book of Jihad, as in-book entry 23 under the chapter “Obligation of Jihad.”

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