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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابة
Musnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد اَبِی هرَیرَةَ رَضِیَ اللَّه عَنه
Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Ahmad 7159 — Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with)
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا ؟ قَالَ : " أَمَا وَأَبِيكَ لَتُنَبَّأَنَّهُ : أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ ، تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ ، وَتَأْمُلُ الْبَقَاءَ ، وَلا تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتْ الْحُلْقُومَ ، قُلْتَ : لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا ، وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا ، وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the presence of the Prophet and said, "O Messenger of Allah! At what time is giving charity most rewarding?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By your father! You will surely get its answer. The best charity is that which you give while you are healthy, desiring wealth, fearing poverty, and hoping to live longer. Do not delay charity until the soul reaches the throat, and then you begin to say, 'Give this much to so-and-so and that much to so-and-so,' while it has already become the property of so-and-so (the heirs)."
