4. Looking after girls

٤۔ كتاب عول البنات

4.3 The excellence of someone who looks after his daughter after she has been sent back home

٤۔٣ بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ عَالَ ابْنَتَهُ الْمَرْدُودَةَ

adab:80

Musa ibn 'Ali reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Shall I show you the greatest sadaqa (or one of the greatest forms of sadaqa)?" He replied, "Yes, indeed, Messenger of Allah!" He went on, "To provide for your daughter when she is returned to you and you are her sole source of provision."

الأدب المفرد:٨٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِسُرَاقَةَ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَعْظَمِ الصَّدَقَةِ أَوْ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الصَّدَقَةِ؟ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ ابْنَتُكَ مَرْدُودَةٌ إِلَيْكَ لَيْسَ لَهَا كَاسِبٌ غَيْرُكَ

adab:81

Suraqa ibn Ju'shum reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the like of previous hadith.

الأدب المفرد:٨١حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا سُرَاقَةُ مِثْلَهُ

adab:82

Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "What you feed yourself is sadaqa for you. What you feed your child is sadaqa for you. What you feed your wife is sadaqa is for you. What you feed your servant is sadaqa for you."

الأدب المفرد:٨٢حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ عَنْ بَحِيرٍ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا أَطْعَمْتَ نَفْسَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ وَلَدَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ زَوْجَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ خَادِمَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ