يُعِينُ ذَا الْحَاجَةِ الْمَلْهُوفَ
He should help the needy who appeal for help.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1445 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 1445
Book 24, Hadith 48
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What It Means: Reading in Context
The Prophet is asked how someone without anything to give can practise charity. After mentioning work that benefits oneself and enables giving, he offers this answer for someone unable to do that. The exchange continues with doing good and refraining from evil, keeping charity within reach beyond money. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 1445. 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
If you cannot give money, consider a useful action within your ability: carry something, help with a task or connect someone with reliable support.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.