Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1887
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «بَادِرُوا بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ الْبَلَاءَ لَا يَتَخَطَّاهَا» . رَوَاهُ رَزِينٌ
Translation
Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘Hasten to give alms, for calamity does not pass over them.’ Razin transmitted it.
Translation notes
The Arabic says literally that calamity does not pass over charity; the English witness expresses this as charity standing in the way of calamity.