Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1535
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Arabic hadith text
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قالت هند امرأة أبي سفيان للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن أبا سفيان رجل شحيح وليس يعطيني ما يكفيني وولدي إلا ما أخذت منه، وهو لا يعلم؟ قال: "خذي ما يكفيك وولدك بالمعروف" ((متفق عليه)) .
Translation
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said
Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Abu Sufyan is a niggardly man and does not give me and my children adequate provisions for maintenance unless I take something from his possession without his knowledge. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, "Take from his possessions on a reasonable basis that much which may suffice for you and your children."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].