Hadith 18126

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب فَضْلِ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الأَهْلِ

(1) Chapter: The superiority of providing for one's family
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، أَوِ الْقَائِمِ اللَّيْلَ الصَّائِمِ النَّهَارَ ".

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5353

In-book reference: Book 69, Hadith 3

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 64, Hadith 265