أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ، تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْغِنَى
The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1419 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 1419
Book 24, Hadith 23
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What It Means: Reading in Context
A man asks which charity has the greatest reward. This excerpt is the opening of the Prophet’s answer. The narration continues by warning against postponing giving until death approaches. The older English word “niggardly” means reluctant to give. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 1419. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Include generosity in your plans while you can make considered choices. Start with an amount that fits your responsibilities.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.