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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 7429 — Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with)
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ ، مَا تَرَكَ غِنًى " . تَقُولُ امْرَأَتُكَ : أَطْعِمْنِي ، وَإِلَّا فطَلِّقْنِي ، وَيَقُولُ خَادِمُكَ : أَطْعِمْنِي ، وَإِلَّا فَبِعْنِي ، وَيَقُولُ وَلَدُكَ : إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنِي ؟ قَالُوا : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، هَذَا شَيْءٌ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، أَمْ هَذَا مِنْ كِيسِكَ ؟ قَالَ : بَلْ هَذَا مِنْ كِيسِي .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best charity is that which leaves you with some wealth (do not spend all your wealth). Your wife says, "Feed me or divorce me." The servant says, "Feed me or sell me to someone else." The children say, "In whose care are you leaving us?" People asked, "O Abu Huraira! Are these last sentences also from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or are they from your own pouch?" He replied, "No! Rather, they are from my own pouch."
