Hadith 31

Sahih Bukhari

Book 81: To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

Chapter 12

Whatever one spends from his money will be better for him

باب مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَهْوَ لَهُ

Sahih al-Bukhari 6442
حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّ مَالَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ، وَمَالُ وَارِثِهِ مَا أَخَّرَ ‏"‏‏.‏
`Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?" They replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! There is none among us but loves his own wealth more." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah's Cause) during his life (on good deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his death."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Mas'ud

عبد الله بن مسعود

745 narrations

follower
2

al-Harith bin Suwayd al-Tymy

الحارث بن سويد التيمي

18 narrations

follower
3

Ibrahim bin Yazid - Taym al-Rabab

إبراهيم بن يزيد بن شريك تيم الرباب

66 narrations

follower
4

Sulaiman al-A'mash

الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

1,550 narrations

successor
5

Hafs bin Ghyath

حفص بن غياث

245 narrations

3rd Generation
6

'Umar bin Hafs bin Ghyath

عمر بن حفص بن غياث

119 narrations