He who gives in charity the value of a date which was lawfully earned, and Allah only accepts that which has been lawfully earned, then Allah will accept it with His right hand and nurture it for him, just as one of you nurtures his foal, until it becomes like a mountain
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who gives in charity the value of a date which was lawfully earned, and Allah only accepts that which has been lawfully earned, then Allah will accept it with His right hand and nurture it for him, just as one of you nurtures his foal, until it becomes like a mountain."- Grade in the source
- Authentic hadith
- Reported by
- Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 5862 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «من تصدق بعدل تمرة من كسب طيب، ولا يقبل الله إلا الطيب، فإن الله يقبلها بيمينه، ثم يُرَبِّيها لصاحبها كما يُرَبِّي أحدكم فَلُوَّه حتى تكون مثل الجبل»Understand this hadith
He who gives in charity the value of a date that was not earned through cheating and deceit, and Allah only accepts lawfully earned charity, so, Allah will accept it with His right hand – which we understand according to its apparent meaning, as befits Allah’s majesty, without interpreting or distorting the meaning of this attribute. The meaning of "Allah accepting it" is explained in a different narration in Sahīh Muslim, as it says that Allah will take it from him. He will then nurture it and multiply its reward, just as one of you raises his foal, which is a baby horse, until it grows and becomes an adult horse.
References (original Arabic)
الجامع المسند الصحيح (صحيح البخاري), تأليف: محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري, تحقيق: محمد زهير بن ناصر الناصر, دار طوق النجاة ترقيم محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, ط 1422. المسند الصحيح (صحيح مسلم), تأليف: مسلم بن حجاج النيسابوري, تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, دار إحياء التراث العربي. رياض الصالحين, تأليف: أبي زكريا يحيى بن شرف النووي الدمشقي, تحقيق: عصام موسى هادي, الناشر: وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الإسلامية بقطر, ط4 1428. بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين, تأليف: سليم بن عيد الهلالي, دار ابن الجوزي. دليل الفالحين لطرق رياض الصالحين, تأليف: محمد علي بن محمد بن علان, اعتنى بها: خليل مأمون شيحا, الناشر: دار المعرفة, ط4 عام 1425. تاج العروس من جواهر القاموس, تأليف: محمد بن محمد الحسيني الزبيدي, تحقيق: مجموعة من المحققين, الناشر: دار الهداية. تعليق البغا على صحيح البخاري، دار ابن كثير ، اليمامة – بيروت، تحقيق : د. مصطفى ديب البغا، الطبعة الثالثة ، 1407 – 1987.