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Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 17300

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 17300

Narrator:Atiyya as-Sa‘dī

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 17300).

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  • التدوين في أخبار قزوين للرافعي (1367)الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (42119)الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (15921)الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (1334)الْيَدُ الْمُعْطِيَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى

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While Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on his pulpit (in the mosque) delivering a Khutbah (religious talk) about Sadaqah (charity) and begging, he said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand, the upper hand is the one which gives and the lower hand is the begging one." [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1427

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the money which is left after his…

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