Musnad Ahmad
Musnad Ahmad 1253
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي سَمِينَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ سَأَلَ مَسْأَلَةً عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى اسْتَكْثَرَ بِهَا مِنْ رَضْفِ جَهَنَّمَ قَالُوا مَا ظَهْرُ غِنًى قَالَ عَشَاءُ لَيْلَةٍ.
Translation
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: `Whoever asks people to give him when he is independent of means is asking for more red hot stones of Hell` They said: what does independent of means mean? He said: “Having sufficient food for the evening (dinner).”