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Sunan Abi Dawud 1691 (Book 9, Hadith 136) #21983
Spending Charity Wisely

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ commanded to give charity and when asked what to do with it, he said to spend it on oneself, one's children, wife and servant. He then said that the person should know best what to do with the remaining money.

Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet commanded to give sadaqah. A man said: Messenger of Allah, I have a dinar. He said: Spend it on yourself. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your children. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your wife. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your servant. He finally said: I have another. He replied: You know best (what to do with it).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدِي دِينَارٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى زَوْجَتِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ زَوْجِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ

TOPICS
charity  *  spend  *  self  *  children  *  wife  *  servant

QUICK LESSONS:
Give sadaqah according to Islamic laws; Spend wisely on oneself, children, wife and servant; Take responsibility for one's own decisions regarding how one uses their wealth within Islamic boundaries and laws .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about giving charity or sadaqah. It was narrated by Abu Hurayrah who reported that the Prophet commanded people to give sadaqah. When a man asked him what he should do with his money, the Prophet told him to spend it on himself first, then his children, wife and servant. He also said that the man should know best what he should do with any remaining money after spending on these four categories of people. This hadith teaches us about spending our wealth in a wise manner and taking care of our family members first before others when we have limited resources available for charity or other purposes. We can also learn from this hadith that we must take responsibility for our own decisions regarding how we use our wealth as long as they are within Islamic boundaries and laws.

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