Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #750
Guests and Spending
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِنَّ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ دِينَارٍ أَنْفَقَهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ، وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقَهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقَهُ عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ.
Thawban reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "The best dinar a man spends is the dinar which he spends
on his family, the dinar which he spends on his companions in the Way of
Allah, and the dinar which he spends on his riding animal in the Way of
Allah."
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This hadith is #750 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Guests and Spending.