The Book of Endowments 1 of 61 Hadith #2

Hadith #1

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: The Book of Wills

The Book of Wills

Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى

Body (Matn)

النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا قَالَ " أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْبَقَاءَ وَلاَ تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلاَنٍ ".

Isnad Chain

0
أحمد بن حربnarrator

أحمد بن حرب

1
محمد بن فضيلnarrator

محمد بن فضيل

2
عمارةnarrator

عمارة

3
أبي زرعةnarrator

أبي زرعة

4
Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with him]companion

أبو هريرة

English Translation

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what kind of charity brings the greatest reward?' He said: 'To give in charity when you are healthy and feeling miserly, and fearing poverty and hoping for a long life. Do not wait until the (death rattle) reaches the throat and then say: "This is for so and so," and it nearly became the property of so and so (the heirs)

Grading

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Topics

zakat food-and-drink jihad death prophet health wealth

Quran References

2:43 2:110 2:156 2:168 2:172 2:173 2:177 2:190 2:195 2:216 2:233 2:244 2:261 2:265 2:267 2:271 3:31 3:92 3:132 3:169 3:185 4:29 4:64 4:74 4:78 4:80 4:95 5:3 5:4 5:5 5:32 5:87 5:88 6:61 6:118 6:119 6:145 8:60 9:29 9:34 9:35 9:41 9:60 9:103 16:14 16:69 21:35 22:41 33:21 33:56 39:42 47:4 48:8 48:9 53:3 53:4 56:83 56:84 57:7 59:7 62:8 63:9 64:15

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of Wills, Hadith 1

Sunnah.com ref: nasai:3698

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-28122

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