وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لاَ تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُهُ
a person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given
Sahih al-Bukhari 1423 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 1423
Book 24, Hadith 27
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This is one item from Abu Huraira’s narration describing seven kinds of people sheltered by Allah on the day when no other shade is available. The excerpt selects the person who gives secretly; it is not the full list. The source adds a parenthetical explanation that others do not know how much was given. The image of the two hands emphasises secrecy. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 1423. 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
Consider an act of giving that does not draw attention to you. Protect the recipient’s dignity as carefully as you choose the gift.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.