قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا تَرَكَ غِنًى، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ . تَقُولُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِمَّا أَنْ تُطْعِمَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تُطَلِّقَنِي. وَيَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ أَطْعِمْنِي وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي. وَيَقُولُ الاِبْنُ أَطْعِمْنِي، إِلَى مَنْ تَدَعُنِي فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم. قَالَ لاَ هَذَا مِنْ كِيسِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.
"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best alms is that which is given when one is rich, and a giving hand is betterthan a taking one, and you should start first to support your dependents.' A wife says, 'You shouldeither provide me with food or divorce me.' A slave says, 'Give me food and enjoy my service." A sonsays, "Give me food; to whom do you leave me?" The people said, "O Abu Huraira! Did you hear thatfrom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said, "No, it is from my own self."