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.