Hadith #154
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْر
َةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ شَحِيحٌ أَوْ صَحِيحٌ تَأْمُلُ الْعَيْشَ وَتَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَلَا تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بِالْحُلْقُومِ قُلْتَ لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
سفيان
عمارة بن القعقاع
أبي زرعة
أبي هرير
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us from Sufyan, from 'Umarah ibn al-Qa'qa', from Abu Zur'ah, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) who said: A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which charity is best?' He ﷺ said: 'That you give charity while you are miserly — or healthy — hoping to live and fearing poverty. Do not delay until the soul reaches the throat and then say: For so-and-so this much, and for so-and-so that much, when it has already been decided (by inheritance).'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 154
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9392
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45782