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tabarani:4051 – Bakr b. Sahl > ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Ḥajjāj b. Arṭaʾah > al-Zuhrī > Ḥakīm b. Bashīr > Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the best charity is the charity given to one's relative who is in need and is also poor."  

الطبراني:٤٠٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَأَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ»  

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ahmad:23530 – Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Ḥajjāj > al-Zuhrī > Ḥakīm b. Bashīrʿan Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Verily, the best charity is giving charity to the needy relative."  

أحمد:٢٣٥٣٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍعَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ  

tabarani:3923 – [Chain 1] Bakr b. Sahl al-Dimyāṭī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf [Chain 2] ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Muʿāwiyah > Ḥajjāj > al-Zuhrī > Ḥakīm b. Bashīr > Abū Ayyūb

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The best charity is to give to a relative who is in need and who dislikes asking."  

الطبراني:٣٩٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الدِّمْيَاطِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ»  

tabarani:3126 – [Chain 1] Bakr b. Sahl al-Dimyāṭī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Abū Muʿāwiyah [Chain 2] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Shihāb > Ayyūb b. Bashīr > Ḥakīm b. Ḥizām

[Machine] It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, which charity is the best?" He said, "Charity given to a needy relative."  

الطبراني:٣١٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الدِّمْيَاطِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَا ثنا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ قَالَ

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ»