الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب صلة الرحمBook of Maintaining Ties of Kinship
بَابُ بِرِّ الأَقْرَبِ فَالأَقْرَبِChapter: Dutifulness to the Nearest Relatives First
Hadith 62
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، عَنْ آدَمَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: مَا أَنْفَقَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِهِ يَحْتَسِبُهَا إِلاَّ آجَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهَا، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَالأَقْرَبَ الأَقْرَبَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَنَاوِلْ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whatever a man spends on himself and his family, hoping for reward, Allah Almighty grants him reward for it. And begin spending with those whose maintenance is your responsibility, then if anything remains, spend on relatives according to the closeness of their relationship, and if there is still more left, then give it to others.
