Hadith
Sunan an-Nasa'i #2538
The Book of Zakah· كتاب الزكاة
sunan_al_nasai:2538أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ وَهُوَ يَذْكُرُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَالتَّعَفُّفَ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ " الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا الْمُنْفِقَةُ وَالْيَدُ السُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةُ " .
the Messenger of Allah said, when mentioning charity and those who refrain from asking. "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is that which gives and the lower hand is that which asks."
Chain 1·7 narrators
6
المسألة← Oldest
المسألة
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
5
وهو يذكر الصدقة والتعفف
وهو يذكر الصدقة والتعفف
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “أن”
narrated to
3
عبد الله بن عمر
Sahabithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
مالك
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
0
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid← Compiler
قتيبة
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “أخبرنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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