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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 4534

وَعَنْ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى " .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَالْبَزَّارُ ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ وَالْكَبِيرِ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ : عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ : أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَفْدِ قَوْمِهِ ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " هَلْ قَدِمَ مَعَكُمْ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكُمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، فَتًى خَلَّفْنَاهُ عَلَى رِحَالِنَا ، قَالَ : " أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ " . فَلَمَّا أُدْخِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ اسْتَقْبَلَنِي ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ الْيَدَ الْمُنْطِيَةَ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا ، وَإِنَّ الْيَدَ السَّائِلَةَ هِيَ السُّفْلَى ، وَمَا اسْتَغْنَيْتَ فَلَا تَسَلْ ، فَإِنَّ مَالَ اللَّهِ مَسْئُولٌ وَمُنْطًى " . فَكَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بُلْغَتِي ، وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The giving hand is better than the lower hand."
Ahmad, al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it; however, they recorded these words: Sayyiduna Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the delegation of his people. When they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Has anyone other than you come with you?' The people said: 'Yes, a young man whom we left behind with our mounts.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Send for him and call him.' When I was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), my companions were with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received me and said: 'The muntiyah (that is, giving) hand is the upper one, and the asking hand is the lower one. As long as you are free of need, do not ask, for the wealth of Allah Almighty is asked for and is given.' The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke with me in my own dialect." The narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزكاة / 4534
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