Hadith #522
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Arabic Text
قَالَ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِنَا يَوْمًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ كَلِمَةً تَنْفَعُنَا وَلَا تَضُرُّكَ قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ النَّفَقَةَ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَبَاسِطِ يَدِهِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ لَا يَقْبِضُهَا
English Translation
Then he passed by us another day, and Abū al-Dardāʾ said to him, 'A word that benefits us and does not harm you.' He said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Spending on horses in the cause of Allah is like one who extends his hand in charity and does not withhold it.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 522
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16960
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53350