The Virtue Of Spending In The Cause Of Allâh
Darussalam · Volume 4
24. The ChaptersOn JihâdSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2760 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 922
Source no. 2760 · Volume 6 · Page 260
Sahih
صحيح
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2760. It was narrated from Thawbân that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The best Dinâr that a man can spend is a Dinâr that he spends on his family, a Dinâr that he spends on a horse in the cause of Allâh, and a Dinâr that a man spends on his companions in the cause of Allâh." (Sahih)
2760 - حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى اللَّيْثِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْضَلُ دِينَارٍ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ دِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ، وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»
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Bearing all the expenditure of a wife and children is compulsory. Spending more than reasonable limits is considered extravagance which is not a good habit. Spending money in unlawful matters or giving to one's family to satisfy their unnecessary desires is a sin. Spending money to own the means that are used in the cause of Allâh, and the cost of their maintenance; all are among the best expenses.