Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 196
A man's maintenance of his slave and servant is
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا بَقَّى غِنًى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ تَقُولُ امْرَأَتُكَ أَنْفِقْ عَلَيَّ أَوْ طَلِّقْنِي وَيَقُولُ مَمْلُوكُكَ أَنْفِقْ عَلَيَّ أَوْ بِعْنِي وَيَقُولُ وَلَدُكَ إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنَا
Translation
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The best charity is that which leaves wealth, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand. Begin with those you support. Your wife says: 'Spend on me or divorce me.' Your slave says: 'Spend on me or sell me.' Your child says: 'To whom will you entrust us?'"
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