2173 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us; Hishām narrated to us, from his father, who said:

“When any one of you sets something aside for Allah—glorified and exalted is He—let him not dedicate to Him that which he would be ashamed to present to an honored guest of his. For Allah—glorified and exalted is He—is the Most Generous of the generous and the One most deserving that the finest be selected for Him.”