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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakah
باب: ما يستدل به على أن قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " خير الصدقة ما كان عن ظهر غنى " وقوله حين سئل عن أفضل الصدقة: " جهد من مقل " إنما يختلف باختلاف أحوال الناس في الصبر على الشدة والفاقة والاكتفاء بأقل الكفاية، وبالله التوفيق
Chapter: Evidence that his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) "The best charity is that given out of surplus" and his saying, when asked about the best charity, "The effort of one who has little" differ only according to people's states in patience with hardship and poverty and contentment with the barest sufficiency, and success is from Allah
Bayhaqi 7774 — Evidence that his saying ﷺ "The best charity"
بَابُ مَا يُسْتَدَلُّ بِهِ عَلَى أَنَّ قَوْلَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى " وَقَوْلَهُ حِينَ سُئِلَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الصَّدَقَةِ: " جَهْدٌ مِنْ مُقِلٍّ " إِنَّمَا يَخْتَلِفُ بِاخْتِلَافِ أَحْوَالِ النَّاسِ فِي الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الشِّدَّةِ وَالْفَاقَةِ وَالِاكْتِفَاءِ بِأَقَلِّ الْكِفَايَةِ، وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ.
Chapter: The evidence that his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "The best charity is that which is given in a state of self-sufficiency (wealth)," and his saying when he was asked about the most excellent charity, "A poor person giving something from the effort of his labour," (the difference between these two hadiths) is in fact due to the difference in people's conditions with regard to patience upon hardship and starvation and contentment with the barest sufficiency. And success is only from Allah.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْعَدْلُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ: أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا أَنْ نَتَصَدَّقَ، فَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ مَالًا عِنْدِي، فَقُلْتُ: الْيَوْمَ أَسْبِقُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْ سَبَقْتُهُ يَوْمًا، فَجِئْتُ بِنِصْفِ مَالِي، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لِأَهْلِكَ " فَقُلْتُ: مِثْلَهُ، قَالَ: فَأَتَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِكُلِّ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا أَبْقَيْتَ لِأَهْلِكَ " فَقَالَ: أَبْقَيْتُ لَهُمُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: لَا أُسَابِقُكَ إِلَى شَيْءٍ أَبَدًا رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي كِتَابِ السُّنَنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ دُكَيْنٍ.
Zayd bin Aslam narrates from his father: I heard Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) say: One day he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to give charity, and that day happened to coincide with my having wealth. So I said: Today I will outdo Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), if I am ever to outdo him on any day. So I brought half of my wealth, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What have you left for your family?" I said: The same amount as I have given. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and brought all the wealth he had. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What have you left for your family?" He said: I have left Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for them. Then I said: I can never outdo you in anything.
