Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, which earning is the purest?" He said: "A man's working with his own hand (to earn), and every lawful transaction."
Ahmad, al-Bazzar, and al-Tabarani in al-Kabir and al-Awsat recorded it. Its chain contains al-Mas'udi, who is thiqah (trustworthy) but suffered from confusion (ikhtilat), and the remaining narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6210
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (1257) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (4411) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (141/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 16814، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 2205، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 4411، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 7914»
Jumay' bin Umayr narrates from his maternal uncle: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the most virtuous earning, and he said: "A lawful transaction and a man's earning with his own hand."
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Kabir in abridged form. He stated that it is from his maternal uncle, Sayyiduna Abu Burdah bin Niyar (may Allah be pleased with him), that he
transmitted this report. Al-Bazzar recorded it like Ahmad, except that he said it is transmitted from Jumay' bin Umayr, from his paternal uncle. Abu Hatim declared the narrator Jumay' thiqah (trustworthy), and Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "There is room for consideration concerning him (fihi nazar)."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6211
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (1258) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (197/2) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (466/3) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15409»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked which earning is most virtuous. He said: "A man's working with his own hand, and every lawful transaction."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Awsat and al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6212
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (2161) ، أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 2161»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The best earning is the earning of the worker's hand, provided he is sincere (in his work)."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6213
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (334/2) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 8207»