Which Kind Of Charity Is Best?
Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاةSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2542 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 68
Source no. 2542 · Volume 6 · Page 186
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٦٠٢) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٥١)
Source no. 2382 · Volume 2 · Page 536
Sahih
(صحيح) - الإرواء ١٦٠٢، صحيح أبي داود ٢٥٥١: ق.
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2543. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "A man said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, which kind of charity is best?' He said: 'Giving charity when you are in good health, and feeling stingy, hoping for a long life and fearing poverty.'" (Sahîh)
2542 - أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ، وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ، تَأْمُلُ الْعَيْشَ، وَتَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ»
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When a man himself is in a state that he desires wealth and is needy, and when there is hope of living, then giving charity in that period of time is most superior.