Hadith #151
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ أَنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ مَوْهَبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَمْ يَأْتِنِي أَوَلَمْ يَبْلُغْنِي أَوْ كَمَ
ا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنَّكَ تَبِيعُ الطَّعَامَ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَا تَبِعْ طَعَامًا حَتَّى تَشْتَرِيَهُ وَتَسْتَوْفِيَهُ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَيْضًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَصْمَةَ الْجُشَمِيُّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
ابن جريج
عطاء
عبد الله بن محمد بن صيفي
حكيم بن حزام
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us, Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, 'Ata' informed me that Safwan ibn Mawhab informed him, from 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Sayfi, from Hakim ibn Hizam (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: 'Did you not hear that which I presented to the people?' He said: What is it, O Messenger of Allah? He ﷺ said: 'The upper hand is better than the lower hand. Begin with those you are responsible for. The best charity is that given from surplus. Whoever seeks to remain chaste, Allah will keep him chaste. And whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 151
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14789
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51179