Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 5356

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مُسَافِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Saʿid ibn ʿUfair narrated to us: He said: al-Layth told me: ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn Musafir told me, from Ibn Shihab, from Ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The best charity is that given from surplus means. Begin with those for whom you are responsible.”