English translation
4456. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The best (most pure) food that a man eats is that which he has earned himself, and his child (and his child's wealth) is part of his earnings.” (Sahih)
Hadith 4456
Encouragement To Earn A Living
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 4451 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 241
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 4451 · Volume 10 · Page 23
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (٤٤٥٠)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4146 · Volume 3 · Page 928
Sahih
(صحيح) - انظر ما قبله.
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Arabic text
4451 - أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَطْيَبَ مَا أَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ وَوَلَدُهُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ»
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What type of work and earning is best? The erudite scholars have specified it variously from the point of view of their own viewpoints. Some have deemed trade as the best profession, because it is a clean, tidy, and respectable profession. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had adopted it. Some scholars deem the work of a man's own hand as the best, because the Prophet ﷺ generally did one or another type of manual labor. Some consider agriculture as the best earning. The root of the matter is that one may adopt any vocation according to Allāh-bestowed capability and disposition, provided it is lawful.