صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad
Part One: Ahadith 1 to 249
باب نفقة الرجل على عبده وخادمه صدقة
Spending on servant is charity
Hadith Number: 144
144/196 عن ابي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:"خير الصدقة ما بقي غنى، واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى، وابدا بمن تعول..."(1).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The best charity is that which leaves sufficiency behind. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin spending on the person whom you support."
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