hadith book logo

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 82

4. Looking After Girls

الأدب المفرد

4/43 Chapter:

The excellence of someone who looks after his daughter after she has been sent back home

بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ عَالَ ابْنَتَهُ الْمَرْدُودَةَ

82
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ بَحِيرٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ‏:‏ مَا أَطْعَمْتَ نَفْسَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ وَلَدَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ زَوْجَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ خَادِمَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ‏.‏
Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "What you feed yourself is sadaqa for you. What you feed your child is sadaqa for you. What you feed your wife is sadaqa is for you. What you feed your servant is sadaqa for you."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 82
In-book : Book 4, Hadith 7
English translation : Book 4, Hadith 82