مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الزكاة
The Book of Zakat
(الْإِنْفَاقُ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهِمْ أَيْضًا ثَوَابٌ)
(Spending on one’s children is also rewarded)
Hadith 1933
وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِيَ أَجْرٌ أَنْ أَنْفِقَ عَلَى بَنِي أَبِي سَلَمَةَ؟ إِنَّمَا هُمْ بَنِيَّ فَقَالَ: «أَنَفِقِي عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَكِ أَجْرُ مَا أَنْفَقْتِ عَلَيْهِم»
Umm Salama said she asked God’s messenger whether she would have a reward for what she spent on Abu Salama’s sons, for they were only her sons, and he replied, “Spend on them and you will have the reward for what you spend on them.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)
