Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1940

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن أَي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: عِنْدِي دِينَار فَقَالَ: «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ» قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ: «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ» قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ: «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ» قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ: «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ» . قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ: «أَنْت أعلم» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ

Translation

Abu Hurayrah reported: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, ‘I have a dinar.’ He said, ‘Spend it on yourself.’ The man said, ‘I have another.’ He said, ‘Spend it on your child.’ The man said, ‘I have another.’ He said, ‘Spend it on your family.’ The man said, ‘I have another.’ He said, ‘Spend it on your servant.’ The man said, ‘I have another.’ He said, ‘You know best.’ Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i transmitted it.