Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1946

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ أَنْ تُشْبِعَ كَبِدًا جَائِعًا» . رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ

Translation

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The best charity is to feed a hungry person to satisfaction.’ Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu‘ab al-Iman.