Hadith 2533
Sunan an-Nasa'i
The Book of Zakah · The Lower Hand
Arabic
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ وَهُوَ يَذْكُرُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَالتَّعَفُّفَ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ " الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا الْمُنْفِقَةُ وَالْيَدُ السُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةُ " .
English translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, when mentioning charity and those who refrain from asking. "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is that which gives and the lower hand is that which asks."
Grade as stored: Sahih (Darussalam)
Narrator chain
- قتيبة بن سعيد الثقفي · first↓
- مالك بن أنس الأصبحي · chain↓
- نافع مولى ابن عمر · chain↓
- عبد الله بن عمر العدوي · sahabi