Riyad as-Salihin, 289
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>.
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)).
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.