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suyuti:13908a –
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السيوطي:١٣٩٠٨a –

"خَيْرُ الْمَالِ سِكَّةٌ مَأبُورَةٌ، أَوْ مُهْرَةٌ مَأمُورَةٌ".

[حم] أحمد (وابن أَبى شيبة في مسنديهما) [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير والعسكرى في الأَمثال عن سويد بن هبيرة

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tabarani:6470 – Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > Musaddad > ʿAbd al-Wārith b. Saʿīd > Abū Naʿāmah al-ʿAdawī > Muslim b. Budayl > Iyās b. Zuhayr Abū Ṭalḥah > Sūwayd b. Hubayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "The best wealth of a person is a righteous spouse or an obedient servant."

الطبراني:٦٤٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَعَامَةَ الْعَدَوِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ مَالِ الْمَرْءِ سِكَّةٌ مَأْبُورَةٌ أَوْ مُهْرَةٌ مَأْمُورَةٌ»

سُوَيْدُ بْنُ هُبَيْرَةَ

tabarani:6471 – Idrīs b. Jaʿfar al-ʿAṭṭār > Rawḥ b. ʿUbādah > Abū Naʿāmah > Muslim b. Budayl > Iyās b. Zuhayr > Sūwayd b. Hubayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The best of a man's wealth is a dowry that is easily paid or a servant that is easily employed."

الطبراني:٦٤٧١ – حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ثنا أَبُو نَعَامَةَ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ مَالِ الرَّجُلِ مُهْرَةٌ مَأْمُورَةٌ أَوْ سِكَّةٌ مَأْبُورَةٌ»