Hadith #408

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏قَالَ ‏ ‏وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏ ‏صَدَقَتُكَ ‏ ‏عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ ‏ ‏صَدَقَةٌ ‏ ‏وَهِيَ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ ثِنْتَانِ ‏ ‏صَدَقَةٌ ‏ ‏وَصِلَةٌ ‏

English Translation

He (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that and I heard him say: "Your charity given to a poor person is charity, and charity given to a relative is two things: charity and maintaining kinship."

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 31, Hadith 408

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15646

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52036