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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakat
باب بيان أن اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى وأن اليد العليا هي المنفقة وأن السفلى هي الآخذة
Upper Hand Better Than Lower; Upper is Giver, Lower is Taker
Al-Lu'lu' wal-Marjan 613 — Upper Hand Better Than Lower; Upper
613 صحيح حديث حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ رضي الله عنه، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ: الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ، وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللهُ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللهُ
Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin (charity) with those who are your dependents and relatives. And the best charity is that which, after giving it, a person remains self-sufficient. And whoever wants to avoid asking (from others), Allah will protect him, and whoever seeks to be independent of others (in wealth), Allah will make him independent.
