مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
ما جاء في الحث على الصدقة وأمرهاThis chapter is about encouraging charity and its rulings
Hadith 10068
١٠٠٦٨ - حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن عمرو بن مرة عن خيثمة عن عدي بن حاتم قال: ذكر رسول اللَّه ﷺ النار فأعرض (بوجهه) (١) وأشاح، ثم ذكر النار (فأعرض) (٢) وأشاح حتى ظننا أنه كأنما ينظر إليها ثم قال: "اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرة فمن لم يجد فبكلمة طيبة" (٣).
It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Hatim that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the fire (of Hell), then he turned his blessed face as if he was seeing it. Then he again mentioned Hell and turned his blessed face as if he was seeing it, until we became certain that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seeing Hell. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Save yourselves from the fire of Hell, even if it is by giving half a date in charity, and if someone does not even find that, then he should say a good word (indeed, a good word is also charity).
