Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 97 Abu Haraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave similitudes of a miserly man and the giver of charity as two persons who have two coats-of-mail over them with their hands pressed closely to their breasts and their collar bones. Whenever the giver of charity gives charity it […]
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.
Book 12, The Book of Zakāh, discusses the obligatory charity, its calculation, distribution, and rulings.
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 98 Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: . The similitude of a miserly man and the giver of charity is that of two persons with coats of mail over them; when the giver of charity intends to give charity, it expands over him (to much so) that the […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 99 Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: A man expressed his intention to give charity, so he came out with charity and placed it in the hand of an adulteress. In the morning, the people were talking and saying: charity was given to an adulteress last night. He […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 100 Abu Musa reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The honest Muslim trustee who spends (sometimes he said” who gives” ) what he is commanded to do and he gives that in full with his heart overflowing with cheerfulness and he gives it to one to whom he is ordered, […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 101 ‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When a woman gives in charity some of the food in her house, without causing any damage, there is reward for her for whatever she has given, and a reward for her husband for what he earned. The same applies to the […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 102 This hadith has been narrated by Mansur with the same chain of transmitters (with this alteration of words): ” from the food of her husband”. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ “ مِنْ طَعَامِ زَوْجِهَا ” . Sahih Muslim: Book 12, […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 103 ‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When a woman spends (something as Sadaqa) out of the household of her husband without causing any damage, there is a reward for her and for him too like it for whatever he earned, and for her (for the wife) because of […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 104 – This hadith has been narrated by A’mash with the same chain of transmitters. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ. Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 104 The above hadith is from the Sahih Muslim collection of hadiths. As a primary source for […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 105 Umair, the freed slave of Abi’l-Lahm reported: I was the slave (of Abi’l-Lahm). I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if I could give some charity out of my master’s wealth. He said: Yes, and the reward is half and half between you two. وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 106 ‘Umair, the freed slave of Abi’l-Lahm, said: My master commanded me to cut some meat in strips; (as I was doing it) a poor man came to me and I gave him some of it to eat. My master came to know of that, and he beat me. I […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 107 Hammam b. Munabbih said: These are some of the a hadith of Muhammad. the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), transmitted to us on the authority of Abu Huraira. So he narrated one hadith out of them (as this): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: No woman should observe fast when […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 12, Hadith 108 Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone contributes a pair of anything for the sake of Allah, he would be invited to enter Paradise (with these words): O servant of Allah, it is good (for you). Those who engage in prayer will he invited to enter […]