Hadith 257

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 13: Marriage

Chapter 17

Maintenance, and a Slave’s Rights - Section 1

باب النفقات وحق المملوك - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 3343
وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِذا أعْطى الله أحدكُم خيرا فليبدأ بِنَفسِهِ وَأهل بَيته» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Jabir b. Samura reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When God prospers any of you he should spend first on himself and his family.” Muslim transmitted it.