رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 551
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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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Original Arabic
وعن أبي أمامة صدى بن عجلان رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “يا ابن آدم إنك أن تبذل الفضل خير لك، وأن تمسكه شر لك، ولا تلام على كفاف، وابدأ يمن تعول واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى" ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
English translation
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "O son of Adam, if you spend the surplus, it will be better for you; and if you retain it, it will be bad for you. You will not be reprimanded for keeping what is enough for your need. Begin with those who are your dependents, and the upper hand (i.e., the one that spends in the way of Allah) is better than the lower hand (i.e., the one that receives charity.)" [Muslim].
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This is Hadith 551 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 551 under the chapter “Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah.”
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