Hadith #143
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْعَوَّامِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْن
ِ بَشِيرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الصَّدَقَاتِ أَيُّهَا أَفْضَلُ قَالَ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الله
سعيد ي
ابن سليمان
عباد ي
ابن العوام
سفيان بن حسين
الزهري
أيوب بن
English Translation
'Abdullah said: I found in my father's book, in his handwriting: Sa'id — meaning Ibn Sulayman — narrated to us, 'Abbad — meaning Ibn al-'Awwam — narrated to us, from Sufyan ibn Husayn, from al-Zuhri, from Ayyub ibn Bashir al-Ansari, from Hakim ibn Hizam (رضي الله عنه) who said: I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, give me.' He gave me. Then I said: 'Give me.' He gave me. Then I said: 'Give me.' He gave me. Then he said: 'O Hakim, this wealth is green and sweet. Whoever takes it with generosity of soul, it is blessed for him. Whoever takes it with greediness, it is not blessed for him — like one who eats but is never satisfied. The upper hand is better than the lower hand.' Hakim said: 'By the One who sent you with the truth, I will never accept anything from anyone after you until I depart from this world.' And he never accepted anything from anyone after that.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 143
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14781
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51171