Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 78.0

The Virtue Of The One Who Strives To Sponsor A Widow

باب فَضْلِ السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2577sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin Mnswr al-Nsa'iyfrom'Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabifromImam MaalikfromThur bin Zayd al-DaylifromSalm Abu al-Ghyth al-MadnifromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: "The one who strives to sponsor a widow or a poor person is like the one who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime."'

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الدِّيلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏