Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 5364

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ هِنْدَ بِنْتَ عُتْبَةَ، قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ شَحِيحٌ، وَلَيْسَ يُعْطِينِي مَا يَكْفِينِي وَوَلَدِي، إِلاَّ مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ وَهْوَ لاَ يَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خُذِي مَا يَكْفِيكِ وَوَلَدَكِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from Hisham, who said: My father informed me, from ʿAʾishah, that Hind bint ʿUtbah said, “Messenger of God, Abu Sufyan is a miserly man, and he does not give me enough for myself and my child, except for what I take from him without his knowledge.” He said, “Take what is sufficient for you and your child in a reasonable manner.”