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Hadith 6.2

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ENGLISH

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God’s messenger as saying, “It is better for a man to give a dirham as <i>sadaqa</i> during his lifetime than to give a hundred at the time of his death.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

ARABIC

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَأَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ الْمَرْءُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ بِدِرْهَمٍ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِمِائَةٍ عِنْدِ مَوته» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 6.2
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
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