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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 264

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In-book entry
264

Chapter 32

Chapter context: Benevolent Treatment towards Orphans, Girls, the Weak, the Poor and the Humble Persons

- باب ملاطفة اليتيم والبنات وسائر الضعفة والمساكين والمنكسرين والإحسان إليهم والشفقة عليهم‏ والتواضع معهم، وخفض الجناح لهم

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

‏ ليس المسكين الذي ترده التمرة والتمرتان، ولا اللقمة واللقمتان إنما المسكين الذي يتعفف‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

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

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Miskin (needy) is not the one who can be turned away with a date-fruit or two, or a morsel or two. The true Miskin is one who, despite his poverty, abstains from begging". [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 264 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 264 under the chapter “Benevolent Treatment towards Orphans, Girls, the Weak, the Poor and the Humble Persons.”

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Reference details

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264

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 264

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