Sahih al-Bukhari 1373 (Book 24, Hadith 25) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “A man said that he would give something in charity. He went out with his object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he had given his object of charity to a […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 24, Obligatory Charity (Zakat), discusses the obligation, calculation, and distribution of zakat.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1374 (Book 24, Hadith 26) Narrated Ma’n bin Yazid: My grandfather, my father and I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) got me engaged and then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) with a complaint. My father Yazid had taken some gold […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1375 (Book 24, Hadith 27) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Seven people will be shaded by Allah under His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His. They are: (1) a just ruler; (2) a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1376 (Book 24, Hadith 28) Narrated Haritha bin Wahab Al-Khuza`i: I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, “(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah’s cause) because a time will come when a person will carry his object of charity from place to place (and he will not find any person to take it) and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1377 (Book 24, Hadith 29) Narrated `Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff (which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1378 (Book 24, Hadith 30) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1379 (Book 24, Hadith 31) Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of charity is that which is […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1380 (Book 24, Hadith 32) Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others, saying, “The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1381 (Book 24, Hadith 33) Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, “I left at home a piece of gold which was from […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1382 (Book 24, Hadith 34) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) went out for the `Id prayer on the `Id day and offered a two rak`at prayer; and he neither offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the women along with Bilal. He preached them and ordered them […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1383 (Book 24, Hadith 35) Narrated Abu Burda bin Abu Musa: that his father said, “Whenever a beggar came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) or he was asked for something, he used to say (to his companions), “Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for it; and Allah will bring about […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1384 (Book 24, Hadith 36) Narrated Asma: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, “Do not withhold your money, (for if you did so) Allah would withhold His blessings from you.” Narrated `Abda: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do not withhold your money by counting it (i.e. hoarding it), (for if you did so), Allah […]