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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 544

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In-book entry
544

Chapter 59

Chapter context: Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah

- باب الكرم والجود والإنفاق فى وجوه الخير ثقة بالله تعالى

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “أيكم مال وارثه أحب إليه من ماله‏؟‏” قالوا‏:‏ يا رسول الله، ما منا أحد إلا ماله أحب إليه‏.‏ قال‏:‏ ‏

‏فإن ماله ما قدم ومال وارثه ما أخر‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked, "Who of you loves the wealth of his heir more than his own wealth?" The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! There is none of us but loves his own wealth more." He (ﷺ) said, "His wealth is that which he has sent forward, but that which he retains belongs to his heir." [Al-Bukhari].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 544 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 544 under the chapter “Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah.”

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Reference details

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544

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 545

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