Sahih
Muslim

صحيح مسلم

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The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts

كتاب الزهد والرقائق

 

Chapter 2: The Virtue Of Treating Widows, The Poor And Orphans Kindly

باب الإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ وَالْيَتِيمِ

Sahih Muslim 2982

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

One who makes efforts (for earning to be spent) on a widow and the destitute is like a striver in the cause of Allah, and I think he also said: He is like one who constantly stands for prayer and observes fast without breaking it.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ - وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ - وَكَالْقَائِمِ لاَ يَفْتُرُ وَكَالصَّائِمِ لاَ يُفْطِرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Grade: Sahih