Sahih al-Bukhari 6396 (Book 83, Hadith 17)
the Lord of the Ka`ba! They are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka`ba!” I said (to myself ), “What is
wrong with me? Is anything improper detected in me? What is wrong with me? Then I sat beside him
and he kept on saying his statement. I could not remain quiet, and Allah knows in what sorrowful state
I was at that time. So I said, ‘ Who are they (the losers)? Let My father and mother be sacrificed for
you, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” He said, “They are the wealthy people, except the one who does like this and
like this and like this (i.e., spends of his wealth in Allah’s Cause).
Sahih al-Bukhari 6396 (Book 83, Hadith 17)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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For more Hadith in Book 83: Oaths and Vows