Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Zakat
18- بَابُ لاَ صَدَقَةَ إِلاَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى:
(18) Chapter. The wealthy only are required to give in charity.
4 hadith · references 1426–1429
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Bukhari · 1426خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents."6 narratorsBukhari · 1427الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ ، وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of charity is that 5 narratorsBukhari · 1428وَعَنْ وُهَيْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِهَذَا .4 narratorsBukhari · 1429وَذَكَرَ الصَّدَقَةَ , وَالتَّعَفُّفَ , وَالْمَسْأَلَةَ الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ، فَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا هِيَ الْمُنْفِقَةُ ، وَالسُّفْلَى هِيَ السَّائِلَةُI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others, saying, "The upper hand is better than the lower 9 narrators·parallel chain