الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب النفقاتBook of Maintenance
بَابُ إِثْبَاتِ الْفُرْقَةِ لِلْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا تَعَذَرَتِ التَّفْقَةُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا بِاعْسَارِ وَنَحْوِهِ
Chapter: Establishing Separation for the Woman If Maintenance Is Impossible for the Husband Due to Hardship and the Like
Hadith 7267
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ مِنْهَا عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَعُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ امْرَأَتُكَ مِمَّنْ تَعُولُ تَقُولُ أَطْعِمْنِي وَإِلَّا فَارِقْنِي وَفِي لَفْظٍ أَوْ طَلِّقْنِي وَجَارِيَتُكَ تَقُولُ أَطْعِمْنِي وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي وَوَلَدُكَ يَقُولُ إِلَى مَنْ تَتْرُكْنِي
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best charity is that after spending, you still remain affluent, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and start with those whose maintenance is your responsibility. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! Whose maintenance am I responsible for? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your wife is included in this, she says: Feed me, otherwise divorce me; your slave-girl is included in this, she says: Feed me and provide me work; and your children are also included in this, who say: To whom will you hand us over?
