الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
بَابُ أَفْضَلِ الصَّدَقَةِ
Chapter: The Best Charity
Hadith 3591
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: ((أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ، وَأَنْتَ شَحِيحٌ صَحِيحٌ تَأْمَلُ الْعَيْشَ، وَتَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ، وَلَا تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بِالْحُلْقُومِ قُلْتَ: لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ) أَلَا قَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Which charity is the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your charity when you are healthy and greedy, hoping for life and fearing poverty, and do not delay so much that when the soul reaches the throat, you begin to say: Give this much to so-and-so, give that much to so-and-so, whereas at that time the wealth has already become the property of others.
Hadith 3592
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى))، قُلْتُ لِأَيُّوبَ: مَا عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى؟ قَالَ: عَنْ فَضْلِ غِنَاكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best charity is that which is given after fulfilling one's own need, and when spending, begin with those whose maintenance is your responsibility, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand. Mu'ammar says: I asked Ayyub, what is the meaning of "an zahr ghina"? He said: That which is more than your need and sufficiency.
Hadith 3593
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقِ ثَانٍ) عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السُّفْلَى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ))، قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: مَا مَنْ تَعُولُ؟ قَالَ: امْرَأَتُكَ تَقُولُ أَطْعِمْنِي أَوْ أَنْفِقْ عَلَيَّ شَكَّ أَبُو عَامِرِ أَوْ طَلِّقْنِي، وَخَادِمُكَ يَقُولُ أَطْعِمْنِي وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي، وَابْنَتُكَ تَقُولُ: إِلَى مَنْ تَذَرُنِي
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best charity is that which is given after fulfilling one's own need, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand. Start spending on those who are under your care. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: Who are the people under one's care? He said: Your wife, who says, "Feed me and provide for me, otherwise divorce me"; your servant, who says, "Feed me first, then take work from me"; and your daughter, who says, "If you do not fulfill my needs yourself, then to whom will you hand me over?"
Hadith 3594
وَعَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوُهُ
Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
Hadith 3595
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: ((جُهْدُ الْمُقِلِّ وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which charity is the most virtuous?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The charity given by a person of little means through his own hard work is the best, and begin (spending) with those whose maintenance is your responsibility."
