Hadith #476
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ وَصَفْوَانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ الْمَعْنَى عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ أَنَّ ع
َبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنْ ارْفَعْ إِلَيَّ حَاجَتَكَ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَإِنِّي لَأَحْسِبُ الْيَدَ الْعُلْيَا الْمُعْطِيَةَ وَالسُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةَ وَإِنِّي غَيْرُ سَائِلِكَ شَيْئًا وَلَا رَادٍّ رِزْقًا سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ مِنْكَ
Isnad Chain
حماد بن مسعدة
ابن عجلان وصفوان
ابن عجلان المعنى
القعقاع بن حكيم
English Translation
Hammad ibn Mas'adah narrated to us, from Ibn 'Ajlan — and Safwan said: Ibn 'Ajlan informed us, with the same meaning — from al-Qa'qa' ibn Hakim, that Abd al-'Aziz ibn Marwan wrote to Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما): 'Write to me about everything you need.' He wrote back to him: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and start with those you are responsible for." I do not ask you for anything, and I do not refuse the provision that Allah gives me through you.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 476
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6114
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42504