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Riyad us Saliheen: Hadith 296

1. The Book of Miscellany

رياض الصالحين

296
Riyad us Saliheen
وعنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏‏ اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى وابدأ بمن تعول، وخير الصدقة ما كان عن ظهر غنًى، ومن يستعفف، يعفه الله، ومن يستغن، يغنه الله‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏‏
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are under your care; and the best charity is that which given out of surplus; and he who asks (Allah) to help him abstain from the unlawful and the forbidden, Allah will fulfill his wish; and he who seeks self-sufficiency will be made self-sufficient by Allah".

[Al-Bukhari].
Reference: Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 296