92/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7120 — Give Charity Before It Is Refused
Chapter
Hadith About Giving Charity Before It Is Too Late
Sahih Bukhari : 7120
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7120
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْبَدٌ، سَمِعْتُ حَارِثَةَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " تَصَدَّقُوا، فَسَيَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَمْشِي الرَّجُلُ بِصَدَقَتِهِ، فَلاَ يَجِدُ مَنْ يَقْبَلُهَا ". قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ حَارِثَةُ أَخُو عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ لأُمِّهِ قَالَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ.
Haritha b. Wahb Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Give in charity because there will come a time on the people when a person will go out with his alms from place to place but will not find anybody to accept it."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7120In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 67USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 236
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7120
This hadith about charity begins with a direct command: give in charity. The Prophet then explained that a time will come when a person will carry his alms from place to place but will not find anyone to accept it. The message is simple and practical. Charity should be given when there are people in need and when the chance is available. The hadith does not say that charity has no value later in a general sense; it describes a time when people will not need or accept it. For searches like give charity hadith and alms in Islam, this narration teaches urgency without making claims beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet directly encouraged giving charity.
- A chance to give may not always remain in the same form.
- Wealth should be used while people can benefit from it.
- The hadith teaches urgency without delaying good deeds.
