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.