that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to him—as we cited at the beginning of the book in the Chapter on Intention—“You will never spend anything seeking thereby the Face of Allah without being rewarded for it, even the morsel you place in your wife’s mouth.” Agreed upon.

5/293 — Abu Masʿūd al-Badri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “When a man spends on his family, hoping for reward, it is recorded for him as charity.” Agreed upon.

6/294 — ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ (Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) declared, “It is enough of a sin for a person to neglect those whose sustenance he is responsible for.” A sound hadith narrated by Abū Dāwūd and others. Muslim transmitted it with a similar wording: “It is enough of a sin for a person to withhold provision from those whose maintenance is in his charge.”

7/295 — Abu Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Every day that dawns, two angels descend. One of them says, ‘O Allah, grant a replacement to the one who spends,’ while the other says, ‘O Allah, bring ruin to the one who withholds.’” Agreed upon.

8/296 — And from him, Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin…”