Recognise the value of supporting your family

What It Means: Reading in Context

Abu Huraira reports a comparison between a dinar spent in Allah’s path, to free an enslaved person, as charity to someone in need, and to support one’s family. The selected closing clause gives the comparison’s conclusion. It highlights family support within that list; it should not be expanded into a claim that every personal purchase outweighs every other charitable act. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 995. 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.