It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih, the brother of Wahb bin Munabbih, said: This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (SAW)- and he mentioned a number of Ahadith, including the following: “And he said: ‘The Messenger of Allah(SAW) said: Allah said to me: Spend, and I shall spend on you.’” And the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “The right hand of Allah is full and overflowing, night and day. Do you not see what He has spent since He created the heavens and the earth, but what is in his right hand is not diminished.” He said: “And his throne is over the water, and His other hand is Al-Qabad, and he raises and lowers.”

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ أَخِى وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا. وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ لِى أَنْفِقْ أُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ ». وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « يَمِينُ اللَّهِ مَلأَى لاَ يَغِيضُهَا سَحَّاءُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا أَنْفَقَ مُذْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَغِضْ مَا فِى يَمِينِهِ ». قَالَ « وَعَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَبِيَدِهِ الأُخْرَى الْقَبْضُ يَرْفَعُ وَيَخْفِضُ ».

It was narrated that Thawban said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The best Dinar that a man spends is a Dinar that he spends on his family, and a Dinar that a man spends on his mount in the cause of Allah, and a Dinar that he spends on his companions in the cause of Allah.’”Abu Qilabah said: “He started with the family,” And Abu Qilabah said: “What man is greater in reward than a man who spends on young dependents and protects them from resorting to unlawful deeds – or Allah benefits them through him- and makes them independent of means.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِىُّ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ - قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى أَسْمَاءَ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَفْضَلُ دِينَارٍ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ دِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ». قَالَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ وَبَدَأَ بِالْعِيَالِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ وَأَىُّ رَجُلٍ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى عِيَالٍ صِغَارٍ يُعِفُّهُمْ أَوْ يَنْفَعُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَيُغْنِيهِمْ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘A Dinar that you spend in the cause of Allah, a Dinar that you spend to free a slave, a Dinar that you give in charity to a needy person, and a Dinar that you spend on your family- the greatest of them in reward, is the one that you spend on your family.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِى كُرَيْبٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مُزَاحِمِ بْنِ زُفَرَ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « دِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ فِى رَقَبَةٍ وَدِينَارٌ تَصَدَّقْتَ بِهِ عَلَى مِسْكِينٍ وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ أَعْظَمُهَا أَجْرًا الَّذِى أَنْفَقْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ ».

It was narrated that Khaithama said: “We were sitting with ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr when a steward of his came in and he said: ‘Have you given the slaves their provision (of food)?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Go and give it to them.’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: It is sufficient sin for a man to withhold provision (of food) from the one whose provision he controls.’”

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَرْمِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبْجَرَ الْكِنَانِىُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو إِذْ جَاءَهُ قَهْرَمَانٌ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ أَعْطَيْتَ الرَّقِيقَ قُوتَهُمْ قَالَ لاَ. قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ. قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ قُوتَهُ ».

It was narrated that Jabir said: “A man from Banu ‘Udhrah said that a slave of his would be set free upon his death.[1] News of that reached the Prophet (SAW) and he said: ‘Do you have any other wealth?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Who will buyhim from me?’ Nu’aim bin ‘Abdullah Al-Adawi bought him for eight hundred Dirham. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) brought the money and gave it to him, then he said: ‘Start with yourself and give charity to yourself. If there is anything left over, then (gives) to your family. If there is anything leftover from your family, then (give) to your relatives. If there is anything leftover from your relatives, then (Spend it) like this and like this,’” meaning in front of you and to your right and to your left.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِى الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى عُذْرَةَ عَبْدًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَقَالَ « أَلَكَ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ ». فَقَالَ لاَ. فَقَالَ « مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّى ». فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَدَوِىُّ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَجَاءَ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ « ابْدَأْ بِنَفْسِكَ فَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْهَا فَإِنْ فَضَلَ شَىْءٌ فَلأَهْلِكَ فَإِنْ فَضَلَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ شَىْءٌ فَلِذِى قَرَابَتِكَ فَإِنْ فَضَلَ عَنْ ذِى قَرَابَتِكَ شَىْءٌ فَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ». يَقُولُ فَبَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَعَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَعَنْ شِمَالِكَ.

Anas bin Malik said: “Abu Talhah was the wealthiest of the Ansar in Al-Madinah, and the most beloved of his property to him was (a garden called) Bairaha’, which was opposite the Masjid. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to enter it and drink of fresh water there.”Anas said: “When this verse – By no means shall you maintain Al Birr…- was revealed, Abu Talha got up and went to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and said: ‘Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says in his Book: By no means shall you attain al-Birr[1] …the dearest of my property to me is Bairaha’, and it is charity (that I give for the sake of Allah, hoping that its reward will be stored up with Allah. Dispose of it, O Messenger of Allah, as you wish.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Well done! That is a profitable deal. I have heard what you say, and I think you should share it among your relatives.’ So Abu Talhah divided it among his relatives and cousins.”

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى طَلْحَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَكْثَرَ أَنْصَارِىٍّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَالاً وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ أَمْوَالِهِ إِلَيْهِ بَيْرَحَى وَكَانَتْ مُسْتَقْبِلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَدْخُلُهَا وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءٍ فِيهَا طَيِّبٍ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ) قَامَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ فِى كِتَابِهِ (لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ) وَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَمْوَالِى إِلَىَّ بَيْرَحَى وَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ لِلَّهِ أَرْجُو بِرَّهَا وَذُخْرَهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَضَعْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « بَخْ ذَلِكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ ذَلِكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتَ فِيهَا وَإِنِّى أَرَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا فِى الأَقْرَبِينَ ». فَقَسَمَهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فِى أَقَارِبِهِ وَبَنِى عَمِّهِ.

It was narrated that said: “When this verse was revealed – By no means shall you attain Al-Birr… – Abu Talhah said: ‘I see that our Lord is asking us for some of our wealth. Bear witness o Messenger of Allah, that I am giving my land Bairaha’ for the sake of Allah.’ The messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘Give it to your relatives.’ So he shared it between Hassan bin Thabit and Ubayy bin Ka’b.”

حَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ) قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أُرَى رَبَّنَا يَسْأَلُنَا مِنْ أَمْوَالِنَا فَأُشْهِدُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنِّى قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَرْضِى بَرِيحَا لِلَّهِ. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « اجْعَلْهَا فِى قَرَابَتِكَ ». قَالَ فَجَعَلَهَا فِى حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ.

It was narrated from Maimunah bint Al-Harith that she set free a slave girl at the time of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) who said: “If you had given her to your maternal uncles that would have brought you a greater reward.”

حَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَمْرٌو عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّهَا أَعْتَقَتْ وَلِيدَةً فِى زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « لَوْ أَعْطَيْتِهَا أَخْوَالَكِ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ لأَجْرِكِ ».

It was narrated that Zainab, the wife of ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘O women, give in charity, even if it is some of your jewelry.’ So I went back to ‘Abdullah and I said: ‘You are a man of little wealth and Messenger of Allah (SAW) has commanded us to give charity. Go to him and ask him if it will be sufficient for me (to give it to you), otherwise I will give it to someone else.’ ‘Abdullah said to me: ‘No, you go.’ So I went, and there was a woman from among Ansar at the door of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) who had come to ask the same thing. We felt too shy to speak to the Messenger of Allah (SAW). Then Bilal came out and we said to him: ‘Go to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and tell him that there are two women at the door who want to ask him: Will it be sufficient for them to give charity to their husbands and to the orphans who are under their care? But do not tell him who we are.’ Bilal went in to the Messenger of Allah(SAW) and asked him. The Messenger of Allah(SAW) said: ‘Who are they?’ He said: ‘An Ansari woman and Zainab.’ The Messenger of Allah(SAW): ‘Which Zainab?’ He said: ‘The wife of ‘Abdullah.’ The Messenger of Allah(SAW) said to him: ‘They would have two rewards: The reward for upholding ties of kinship and the reward for giving charity.’”

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِى وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « تَصَدَّقْنَ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ مِنْ حُلِيِّكُنَّ ». قَالَتْ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ رَجُلٌ خَفِيفُ ذَاتِ الْيَدِ وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَدْ أَمَرَنَا بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَأْتِهِ فَاسْأَلْهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ يَجْزِى عَنِّى وَإِلاَّ صَرَفْتُهَا إِلَى غَيْرِكُمْ. قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بَلِ ائْتِيهِ أَنْتِ. قَالَتْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ بِبَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَاجَتِى حَاجَتُهَا - قَالَتْ - وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَدْ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَهَابَةُ - قَالَتْ - فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا بِلاَلٌ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ ائْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَخْبِرْهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ بِالْبَابِ تَسْأَلاَنِكَ أَتَجْزِى الصَّدَقَةُ عَنْهُمَا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمَا وَعَلَى أَيْتَامٍ فِى حُجُورِهِمَا وَلاَ تُخْبِرْهُ مَنْ نَحْنُ - قَالَتْ - فَدَخَلَ بِلاَلٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ هُمَا ». فَقَالَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَزَيْنَبُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَىُّ الزَّيَانِبِ ». قَالَ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَهُمَا أَجْرَانِ أَجْرُ الْقَرَابَةِ وَأَجْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ ».

A similar report was narrated from ‘Amr bin Al-Harith, from Zainab, the wife of Abdullah. She said: “I was in the masjid, and the Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw me and said: ‘Give in charity, even if it is some of your jewelry,’” and he quoted a Hadith similar to that of Abu Al-Ahwas(no. 2318).

حَدَّثَنِى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْدِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ حَدَّثَنِى شَقِيقٌ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ. قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَحَدَّثَنِى عَنْ أَبِى عَبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ. بِمِثْلِهِ سَوَاءً قَالَ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ فَرَآنِى النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « تَصَدَّقْنَ وَلَوْ مِنْ حُلِيِّكُنَّ ». وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ أَبِى الأَحْوَصِ.