Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Zakat

11- بَابُ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ:

(11) Chapter. What kind of As-Sadaqa (charity) is superior? The superiority of charity practised by a niggardly healthy person.

1 hadith · references 1419–1419

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Bukhari · 1419جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا ؟ قَالَ : أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ ، تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْغِنA man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wis5 narrators