"إِنَّكَ لَن تُنْفِقَ نَفقَة تَبْتَغِى بها وجهَ اللَّه إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ بِهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِى في امْرَأتِك".
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Collected by al-Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhārī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas transmitted that the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "You do not spend anything by which you desire the face of Allah Almighty but that you art rewarded for it, even what you place in your wife's mouth."
أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِسَعْدٍ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلاَّ أُجِرْتَ بِهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فَمِ امْرَأَتِكَ
Spending for your wife for the sake of Allah earns you rewards
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth."
أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فَمِ امْرَأَتِكَ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me during my ailment which had been aggravated during Hajjat-al- Wadaʿ. I said to him, "You see how sick I am. I have much property but have no heir except my only daughter May I give two thirds of my property in charity?"! He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said "One third?" He said, "One third is too much, for to leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor, begging of others. Nothing you spend seeking Allah's pleasure but you shall get a reward for it, even for what you put in the mouth of your wife."
جَاءَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعُودُنِي مِنْ وَجَعٍ اشْتَدَّ بِي زَمَنَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقُلْتُ بَلَغَ بِي مَا تَرَى وَأَنَا ذُو مَالٍ وَلاَ يَرِثُنِي إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِي قَالَ لاَ قُلْتُ بِالشَّطْرِ قَالَ لاَ قُلْتُ الثُّلُثُ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ
Reward for spending on one's family
[AI] That the Prophet ﷺ said to him: "Whatever you spend on your family as maintenance, you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel you raise to your wife's mouth."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ: «إِنَّكَ مَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ، فَإِنَّكَ تُؤْجَرُ فِيهَا، حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِكَ».
مَحْمُودُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you leave your heirs wealthy, it is better than leaving them dependent on others. And you will not spend a sum seeking Allah's countenance except that you will be rewarded for it, even (the reward) for the morsel of food you put in your wife's mouth."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنْ تَدَعْ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ بِهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, if Allah wills, you will not spend any expenditure except that you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel of food that you raise to your wife."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةِ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِيِّ امْرَأَتِكَ»
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth." (Using translation from Bukhārī 56)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا سَعْدُ «إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةِ تَجْعَلُهَا فِي فِيِّ امْرَأَتِكَ»
"أنْ تدعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أغْنِيَاءَ خيْرٌ مِنْ أنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَة يتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ، وَلَنْ تُنْفِقْ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغى بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلا أُجرْتَ بهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِى امْرَأَتِك" .
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