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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 530

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In-book entry
530

Chapter 56

Chapter context: Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People

- باب القناعة والعفاف والاقتصاد في المعيشة والإنفاق وذم السؤال من غير ضرورة

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال وهو على المنبر، وذكر الصدقة والتعفف عن المسألة‏:‏ ‏

‏اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى‏.‏ واليد العليا هي المنفقة، والسفلى هي السائلة‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

While Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on his pulpit (in the mosque) delivering a Khutbah (religious talk) about Sadaqah (charity) and begging, he said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, the upper hand is the one which gives and the lower hand is the begging one." [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 530 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 530 under the chapter “Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People.”

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Reference details

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530

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 531

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