Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do you know which charity is most virtuous?" The people said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Giving a manihah (a loaned gift): that one of you gives his brother a dirham, or a riding animal, or the milk of a goat, or the milk of a cow."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it. He added these words: "a dinar or a cow." Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. The narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزكاة / 4734
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