صحيح البخاري

Hadith 5355

Book 69: The Book of Provision (Outlay)

كِتَاب النَّفَقَاتِ

Chapter 2

(2) Chapter. It is obligatory to spend for one’s wife and household.

2- بَابُ وُجُوبِ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الأَهْلِ وَالْعِيَالِ:

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best alms is that which is given when one is rich, and a giving hand is better than a taking one, and you should start first to support your dependents.' A wife says, 'You should either provide me with food or divorce me.' A slave says, 'Give me food and enjoy my service." A son says, "Give me food; to whom do you leave me?" The people said, "O Abu Huraira! Did you hear that from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said, "No, it is from my own self."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا تَرَكَ غِنًى ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ

" . تَقُولُ الْمَرْأَةُ : إِمَّا أَنْ تُطْعِمَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تُطَلِّقَنِي ، وَيَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ : أَطْعِمْنِي وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي ، وَيَقُولُ الِابْنُ : أَطْعِمْنِي إِلَى مَنْ تَدَعُنِي ، فَقَالُوا : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : لَا ، هَذَا مِنْ كِيسِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5355In-book: Book 69, Hadith 5355

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