Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3665
Mentioning The Different Reports From Sufyan
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " سَقْىُ الْمَاءِ "
Translation
It was narrated that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah said
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what kind of charity is best?' He said: 'Providing drinking water.'"