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[Machine] "From the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , he said: Charity is not permissible for a rich person unless he has a neighbor who is poor and he invites him to eat with him, or he is a traveler on the path, or in the way of Allah."  

أحمد:١١٣٥٨حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ

عَنْ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ الصَّدَقَةُ لِغَنِيٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ جَارٌ فَقِيرٌ فَيَدْعُوَهُ فَيَأْكُلَ مَعَهُ أَوْ يَكُونَ ابْنَ سَبِيلٍأَوْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ