Hadith 365

Chapter 30

باب 30

(30) بَابُ بِرِّ الأَقْرَبِ فَالأَقْرَبِ

(30) Chapter: Being dutiful to the closest relative and then the next
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، عَنْ آدَمَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: مَا أَنْفَقَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِهِ يَحْتَسِبُهَا إِلاَّ آجَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهَا، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَالأَقْرَبَ الأَقْرَبَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَنَاوِلْ.


Ibn 'Umar said, "Nothing that a man spends on himself and his family,anticipating a reward from Allah, will fail to be rewarded by Allah Almighty.He should begin with those whose support is his responsibility. If thereis something left over, he should spend it on his next nearest relative andthen the next nearest. If there is still something left over, he can giveit away."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 62

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 16

English translation: Book 2, Hadith 62