Mishkat al-Masabih #1851
Zakat
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ؟ رَجُلٌ مُمْسِكٌ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالَّذِي يَتْلُوهُ؟ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ يُؤَدِّي حَقَّ اللَّهِ فِيهَا. أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَرِّ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ يُسْأَلُ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا يُعْطِي بِهِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَالدَّارِمِيّ
Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying,
“I shall tell you who is the best of men; he is a man who holds his horse's rein in God’s path.
I shall tell you who comes next to him; he is a man who retires with some few goats which he possesses and pays what is due to God on them.
I shall tell you who is the worst of men; he is a man from whom someone begs in God’s name, but who does not give anything in His name.’’
Tirmidhi, Nas&’l and Darimi transmitted it.
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This hadith is #1851 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Zakat.