Hadith 11526

Chapter 2

باب 2

(2) باب الإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ وَالْيَتِيمِ

(2) Chapter: The Virtue Of Treating Widows, The Poor And Orphans Kindly (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ - وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ - وَكَالْقَائِمِ لاَ يَفْتُرُ وَكَالصَّائِمِ لاَ يُفْطِرُ " .

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
One who makes efforts (for earning to be spent) on a widow and the destitute is like a striver in the cause of Allah, and I think he also said: He is like one who constantly stands for prayer and observes fast without breaking it. (AR)

Reference (AR): Sahih Muslim 2982 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 55, Hadith 51 (AR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 42, Hadith 7107 (AR)