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bukhari:1443Mūsá > Wuhayb > Ibn Ṭāwus from his father > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of a miser and an almsgiver is like the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks." Messenger of Allah ﷺ also said, "The example of an almsgiver and a miser is like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their breasts to their collar bones, and when the almsgiver wants to give in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.  

البخاري:١٤٤٣حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَثَلُ الْبَخِيلِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الْبَخِيلِ وَالْمُنْفِقِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ مِنْ ثُدِيِّهِمَا إِلَى تَرَاقِيهِمَا فَأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَلاَ يُنْفِقُ إِلاَّ سَبَغَتْ أَوْ وَفَرَتْ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ حَتَّى تُخْفِيَ بَنَانَهُ وَتَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ وَأَمَّا الْبَخِيلُ فَلاَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ لَزِقَتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مَكَانَهَا فَهُوَ يُوَسِّعُهَا وَلاَ تَتَّسِعُ  

تَابَعَهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ فِي الْجُبَّتَيْنِ

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bukhari:5299al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Hurmuz > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, The example of a miser and a generous person is like that of two persons wearing iron cloaks from the breast upto the neck When the generous person spends, the iron cloak enlarges and spread over his skin so much so that it covers his fingertips and obliterates his tracks. As for the miser, as soon as he thinks of spending every ring of the iron cloak sticks to its place (against his body) and he tries to expand it, but it does not expand. The Prophet ﷺ pointed with his hand towards his throat.  

البخاري:٥٢٩٩وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ الْبَخِيلِ وَالْمُنْفِقِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ مِنْ لَدُنْ ثَدْيَيْهِمَا إِلَى تَرَاقِيهِمَا فَأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَلاَ يُنْفِقُ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ مَادَّتْ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ حَتَّى تُجِنَّ بَنَانَهُ وَتَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ وَأَمَّا الْبَخِيلُ فَلاَ يُرِيدُ يُنْفِقُ إِلاَّ لَزِمَتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مَوْضِعَهَا فَهْوَ يُوسِعُهَا فَلاَ تَتَّسِعُ وَيُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَصَدَّقْ هُوَ الْبَخِيلُ

ibnhibban:3332Ibn Qutaybah > Ibn Abū al-Sarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the stingy person and the generous person is like that of two people who have two gardens or two pieces of land made of iron. The distance between them is from their chests to their feet. As for the one who spends (in charity), and gives himself regular reminders (to do good), the traces of his good deeds depart from his skin and cover his two sides until they reach his ankles. And as for the stingy person, whenever he spends (in charity) and does something good, it clings to him and does not leave its place. It tightens around him like a ring, and it does not expand."  

ابن حبّان:٣٣٣٢أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْبَخِيلِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ أَوْ جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ مِنْ لَدُنْ ثُدِيِّهِمَا إِلَى تَرَاقِيهِمَا فَأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَكُلَّمَا تَصَدَّقَ وَحَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ ذَهَبَتْ عَنْ جِلْدِهِ حَتَّى تَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ وَتَجُوزَ بَنَانَهُ وَالْبَخِيلُ كُلَّمَا أَنْفَقَ شَيْئًا وَحَدَّثَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ لَزِمَتْهُ وَعَضَّتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مِنْهَا مَكَانَهَا فَهُوَ يُوَسِّعُهَا وَلَا تَتَّسِعُ»  

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السيوطي:١٩٨٢٤a

"مَثَلُ الْبخيلِ والْمُتَصَدِّق كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَين عَليهمَا جُبَّتَانِ منْ حَدِيدٍ مِنْ ثُدِيِّهِما إِلَى تَرَاقِيهمَا، فأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَلَا يُنْفِقُ إلا سَبغَتْ أَوْ وَقَرَتْ عَلَي جلْدِهِ حَتَّى تُخْفِي بَنَانَهُ، أَوْ تعفوَ أَثَرَهُ، وأَمَّا الْبخِيلُ فَلَا يُريدُ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ شيئًا إِلَّا لَزِقَتْ كُلُّ حَلقَةٍ مكَانَهَا، فَهُو يُوسِّعُهَا فَلَا تَتَّسِعُ".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري (*) [ن] النسائي [حب] ابن حبّان عن أَبي هريرة