Hadith 14077

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب الْحَثِّ عَلَى الْكَسْبِ

(1) Chapter: Encouragement to Earn A Living
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أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَطْيَبَ مَا أَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ وَوَلَدُهُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ " .

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The best (most pure) food that a man eats is that which he has earned himself, and his child (and his child's wealth) is part of his earning,"

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4451

In-book reference: Book 44, Hadith 3

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4456