English translation
1443. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of a miser and an alms-giver is like the example of two persons wearing two iron cloaks." (In another narration Abū Hurairah narrates:) Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "The example of an alms-giver and a miser is like the example of two persons wearing two iron cloaks from their breasts to their collar bones; and when the alms-giver gives in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks).(1) And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and (its) every ring gets stuck to its place, he tries to widen it, but it does not become wide."