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Sunan al-Nasa'i 2534سنن النسائي 2534
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ " .
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "The best of charity is that which is given when you are self-sufficient, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and start with those for whom you are responsible."
Grading
Sahih
- Abu Ghuddah: Hasan Sahih
- Al-Albani: Hasan Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih
Chain of narrators
قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل ← بكر بن مضر بن محمد ← محمد بن عجلان ← عجلان ← عبد الرحمن بن صخر
Qutayba ibn Sa'id ibn Jamil → Bakr ibn Mudar ibn Muhammad → Muhammad ibn Ajlan → Ajlan → Abu Huraira