82 - Chapter: Charity Given to Relatives

2582 - Muhammad ibn Abd al-A'la informed us, saying: Khalid narrated to us, saying: Ibn Awn narrated to us, from Hafsa, from Umm al-Ra'ih, from Salman ibn Amir, from the Prophet, peace be upon him, who said: "Indeed, charity given to the poor person is charity, and charity given to a relative is two things: charity and upholding family ties."

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It was also recorded by Ahmad (11865) and Muslim (1052): (123), via the chain of Ismail ibn Ulayyah, with this same chain of transmission.

It was also recorded by Ahmad (11157), al-Bukhari (921 - very abridged) and (1465), and Ibn Hibban (3225) via two chains, from Hisham al-Dastuwa'i, with it, and in Ahmad and Ibn Hibban's versions: "or it nearly kills it."

It was also recorded by Ibn Hibban (3227) via al-Awza'i, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, with it.

It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (2842) via Fulayh, from Hilal ibn Abi Maymunah, with it.

It was also recorded with similar wording by al-Bukhari (6427) and Muslim (1052): (122) via Zayd ibn Aslam, from Ata, with it.

It was also recorded with similar wording by Ahmad (11035), Muslim (1052): (121), Ibn Majah (3995), and Ibn Hibban (3226) via Iyad ibn Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, with it.

His saying: "al-ruhadha" (the sweat): it is sweat that washes the skin due to its abundance. And "al-rabi" (the spring pasture): it is said it is the season well-known for causing vegetation to grow, and it is said it is the small stream. His saying: "or it nearly kills it" (aw yulimmu), meaning: it brings it close to death. And "al-khadir" is a type of green plant, not among the good and choice kinds. His saying: "when its flanks become full" (idha immtaddat khasirataha), meaning: it became satiated. His saying: "then it defecated" (fa-thalatat), meaning: it expelled its dung easily and thinly. The conclusion is that what the spring pasture grows is good, but despite that it harms if the grazing animal does not use it properly, and if it uses it properly it does not harm. Likewise is wealth. And Allah Most High knows the true reality of the matter. This was stated by al-Sindi.

(1) The word "inna" (indeed) is not in (R), and in (H) there is a mark indicating a variant reading.
(2) In the margin of (K): "thintan" (two) - a variant reading.
(3) Sahih by virtue of corroborating evidence, but this chain is weak due to the unknown identity of Umm al-Ra'ih - who is al-Rabab bint Sulay' - for only Hafsa, who is bint Sirin, narrated from her exclusively, and the rest of its narrators are trustworthy. Khalid is Ibn al-Harith, and Ibn Awn is Abd Allah. It is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (2374).