Al Hakam Weekly 17th July 2026

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ الْقَعْقَاعِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا قَالَ ‏”‏ أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ، تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْغِنَى، وَلاَ تُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا، وَلِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا، وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلاَنٍ ‏”‏‏.‏

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) narrated that a man came to Allah’s Messenger (sa) and asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (sa), which charity brings the greatest reward?”

He replied, “That you give in charity while you are healthy, reluctant to part with your wealth, fearing poverty and hoping to become wealthy. Do not delay until your soul reaches your throat and then say, ‘So much is for such-and-such a person and so much is for such-and-such a person,’ when it has already become the property of such-and-such a person [through inheritance].”

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab az-zakat, Bab fadli sadaqati sh-shahihi s-sahih, Hadith 1419)

source https://www.alhakam.org/charity-with-the-greatest-reward