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«قال رسول الله وهو على المنبر وهو يذكر الصدقة والتعفف عن المسألة: «اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى، واليد العليا المنفقة والسفلى السائلة»»
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Summary
A report of Abdullah ibn Umar in the Book of Zakat of Sahih Muslim: the upper hand that gives is better than the lower hand that asks. In Hakim ibn Hizam (may God be pleased with him)'s version, "begin with those you support". It is a text on giving and self-restraint. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab and charity.
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Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 1033 — The upper hand is better than the lower”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-1033/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.