Narrator:Sa‘d ibn Ubāda
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ
" سَقْىُ الْمَاءِ "
It was narrated that Sad bin Ubadah said:
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what charity is best?' He said: 'Giving water to drink.'"
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3684).
Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 3684 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3684 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3684 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 3684 |
