Riyad as-Salihin, 289
Hadith text · Matn
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
دينار أنفقته في سبيل الله، ودينار أنفقته في رقبة، ودينار تصدقت به على مسكين، ودينار أنفقته على أهلك، أعظمها أجرًا الذي أنفقته على أهلك
((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A dinar you spend in Allah's way, or to free a slave, or as a charity you give to a needy person, or to support your family, the one yielding the greatest reward is that which you spend on your family". <b>[Muslim]</b>.
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 289
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) The Hadiths highlight the excellence of spending on one’s family, being one of the best forms of obligatory spending given its good consequences.<br>
2) spending on one’s family is an individual obligation, while spending on other than them is a communal obligation. According to the majority of scholars, individual obligations are better than communal ones.