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ahmad:10262Surayj > Fulayḥ > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Ḥuṣayn al-Aslamī > ʿUbaydullāh b. Ṣabīḥah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best charity is giving water to someone who is in need and then departing with reward for it. Giving water to a thirsty camel is like freeing a slave, and giving water to a thirsty sheep is like freeing a black slave."  

أحمد:١٠٢٦٢حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ صَبِيحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ الْمَنِيحَةُ تَغْدُو بِأَجْرٍ وَتَرُوحُ بِأَجْرٍ مَنِيحَةُ النَّاقَةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَمَنِيحَةُ الشَّاةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَسْوَدِ  


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ahmad:8701Yūnus > Fulayḥ > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥuṣayn > ʿUbaydullāh b. Ṣabīḥah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The best form of charity is to give when you are healthy and wealthy, and the charity given by a rich person is equal to the reward of freeing a slave, while the charity given by a poor person is equal to the reward of giving a handful of food."  

أحمد:٨٧٠١حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ صَبِيحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ الْمَنِيحَةُ تَغْدُو بِأَجْرٍ وَتَرُوحُ بِأَجْرٍ ومَنِيحَةُ النَّاقَةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَمَنِيحَةُ الشَّاةِ كَعِتَاقَةِ الْأَسْوَدِ