English translation
2578. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘The one who strives to sponsor a widow or a poor person is like the one who strives in Jihâd in the cause of Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime.’” (Sahîh)
Hadith 2578
The Virtue Of The One Who Strives To Sponsor A Widow
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Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاةSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2577 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 86
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Source no. 2577 · Volume 1 · Page 12
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢١٤٠)
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Source no. 2415 · Volume 2 · Page 544
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢١٤٠: ق.
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Arabic text
2577 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الدِّيْلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «السَّاعِي عَلَى الْأَرْمَلَةِ، وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ»
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Sponsoring for a widow is certainly a deed of supreme merit, providing one's objective should not be a personal gain, for instance to incline her toward marrying him or should he make her do his household chores, in lieu of help.