Hadith 5299

Using gestures to express the decision of divorcing and other matters.

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Darussalam · Volume 7

68 - THE BOOK OF DIVORCE

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5299 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 52

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English translation

5299. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "The example of a miser and a generous person is like that of two persons wearing iron cloaks from the breast up to the neck. When the generous person spends, the iron cloak enlarges and spread over his skin so much so that it covers his fingertips and obliterates his tracks. As for the miser, as soon as he thinks of spending, every ring of the iron cloak sticks to its place (against his body) and he tries to expand it, but it does not expand. The Prophet ﷺ pointed with his hand towards his throat.

Arabic text

5299 - وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ البَخِيلِ وَالمُنْفِقِ، كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، مِنْ لَدُنْ ثَدْيَيْهِمَا إِلَى تَرَاقِيهِمَا، فَأَمَّا المُنْفِقُ: فَلاَ يُنْفِقُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مَادَّتْ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ، حَتَّى تُجِنَّ بَنَانَهُ وَتَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ، وَأَمَّا البَخِيلُ: فَلاَ يُرِيدُ يُنْفِقُ إِلَّا لَزِمَتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مَوْضِعَهَا، فَهُوَ يُوسِعُهَا فَلاَ تَتَّسِعُ " وَيُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ

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