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المستدرك على الصحيحين
Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakah
خير الصدقة ما كان عن ظهر غنى
The best charity is that given from surplus wealth
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Hadith Number: 1521
اخبرنا عبد الرحمن بن الحسن القاضي بهمذان، حدثنا إبراهيم بن الحسين، حدثنا موسى بن إسماعيل، حدثنا حماد، عن محمد بن إسحاق، عن عاصم بن عمر بن قتادة، عن محمود بن لبيد، عن جابر بن عبد الله الانصاري قال: كنا عند رسول الله ﷺ إذ جاء رجل بمثل بيضة من ذهب، فقال: يا رسول الله، اصبت هذه من معدن، فخذها فهي صدقة، ما املك غيرها، فاعرض عنه رسول الله ﷺ، ثم اتاه من قبل ركنه الايمن، فقال مثل ذلك، فاعرض عنه، ثم اتاه من ركنه الايسر، فاعرض عنه رسول الله ﷺ، ثم اتاه من خلفه، فاخذها رسول الله ﷺ فحذفه بها، فلو اصابته لاوجعته ولعقرته، فقال رسول الله ﷺ:"ياتي احدكم بما يملك فيقول: هذه صدقة، ثم يقعد يستكف الناس، خير الصدقة ما كان عن ظهر غنى" (2).
هذا حديث صحيح على شرط مسلم، ولم يخرجاه.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when suddenly a man came with something like an egg of gold and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I found this in a mine; please accept it, it is charity, and I have no wealth other than it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him. Then he came from his (peace and blessings be upon him) right side and said the same thing, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away again. Then he came from the left side, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face away again. Then he came from behind, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took that (gold) from him and tossed it at him (in such a way) that had it struck him, it would have hurt him or wounded him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One of you brings all his wealth and says: This is charity, then he sits (having become needy himself) and stretches out his hand to people. The best charity is that which is given out of sufficiency, after one's own needs have been met." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.


تخریج الحدیث: «رجاله ثقات غير شيخ المصنف، وهو عبد الرحمن بن الحسن، ففيه ضعفٌ لكنه متابع، ومحمد بن إسحاق مدلس وقد عنعن.» [ترقيم الرساله 1521] [ترقيم الشركة 1512]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 1521 of Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
Grading: Apart from the author's (al-Hakim's) shaykh (Abd al-Rahman bin al-Hasan), all the narrators are thiqah; there is some weakness in his shaykh, but he has been corroborated,
Defect / Technical note: also, Muhammad bin Ishaq is a mudallis and here he has narrated with "'an".
(2) رجاله ثقات غير شيخ المصنف، وهو عبد الرحمن بن الحسن، ففيه ضعفٌ لكنه متابع، ومحمد بن إسحاق مدلس وقد عنعن.
Reference / Source: Abu Dawud (1673) narrated it through Musa bin Isma'il with this same chain.
وأخرجه أبو داود (1673) عن موسى بن إسماعيل، بهذا الإسناد.
Reference / Source: Imam Ahmad (22/ 14531) and Ibn Hibban (3345) narrated through Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best charity is that given out of surplus wealth; begin with those you are responsible for; and the upper hand is better than the lower hand."
Grading: Its chain is sahih.
وأخرج أحمد 22/ (14531)، وابن حبان (3345) من طريق أبي الزبير عن جابر قال: قال ¤ ¤ رسول الله ﷺ: "أفضل الصدقة عن ظهر غنى، وابدأ بمن تَعُول، واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى". وإسناده صحيح.
Reference / Source: Ahmad (22/ 14273), Muslim (997/ 41), Abu Dawud (3957) and al-Nasa'i (2338, 4987, 4988, 6203 and 6204) narrated through Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, that a man of Banu Udhrah made a slave of his "mudabbar" (to be freed after his death). When this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked: "Do you have any other property besides him?" He said: "No." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who will buy him from me?" So Nu'aym bin Abdullah al-Adawi bought him for eight hundred dirhams. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave that sum to the man and said: "Begin with yourself and spend on yourself; then if anything remains, on your family; then if anything remains, on your relatives; then if anything remains, like this and like this (i.e. on other causes)." These are the words of Imam Muslim.
وأخرج أحمد 22/ (14273)، ومسلم (997) (41)، وأبو داود (3957)، والنسائي (2338) و (4987) و (4988) و (6203) و (6204) من طريق أبي الزبير عن جابر قال: أعتق رجل من بني عُذْرة عبدًا له عن دُبُر، فبلغ ذلك رسول الله ﷺ فقال: "ألك مال غيره؟ " فقال: لا، فقال: "من يشتريه مني؟ " فاشتراه نعيم بن عبد الله العدوي بثمان مئة درهم، فجاء بها رسول الله ﷺ فدفعها إليه، ثم قال: "ابدأ بنفسك فتصدَّق عليها، فإن فضل شيء فلأهلك، فإن فضل عن أهلك شيء فلذي قرابتك، فإن فضل عن ذي قرابتك شيء فهكذا وهكذا"، هذا لفظ مسلم، وبعضهم يزيد فيه على بعض.