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Sahih Bukhari 7430 — Charity from Honest Earnings
“The angels and the Ruh ascend to Him…”
وَقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ} وَقَالَ أَبُو جَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بَلَغَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لأَخِيهِ اعْلَمْ لِي عِلْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُ الْكَلِمَ الطَّيِّبَ، يُقَالُ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تَعْرُجُ إِلَى اللَّهِ.
Hadith About Charity from Honest Earnings
Sahih Bukhari : 7430
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7430
وَقَالَ خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِعَدْلِ تَمْرَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ، وَلاَ يَصْعَدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الطَّيِّبُ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتَقَبَّلُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ يُرَبِّيهَا لِصَاحِبِهِ كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ، حَتَّى تَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ ". وَرَوَاهُ وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَلاَ يَصْعَدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الطَّيِّبُ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If somebody gives in charity something equal to a date from his honestly earned money ----for nothing ascends to Allah except good---- then Allah will take it in His Right (Hand) and bring it up for its owner as anyone of you brings up a baby horse, till it becomes like a mountain." Abu Huraira said: The Prophet. said, "Nothing ascends to Allah except good."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7430In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 525
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7430
This Hadith teaches the value of charity from honest earnings. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explains that even something small, equal to a date, has great worth when it is given from pure and lawful income. The core message is not about the size of the gift, but the purity behind it. The Hadith says that nothing ascends to Allah except what is good. It also gives a powerful picture of how Allah accepts such charity and grows it for the giver until it becomes like a mountain. For anyone searching for a hadith about charity, sadaqah from halal income, or giving even a small amount, this narration shows that sincere giving from good earnings is deeply valued.
What we learn from this hadith
- Charity should come from honest and pure earnings.
- Even a small act of giving can carry great value when it is sincere.
- Allah accepts only what is good and pure.
- The reward of accepted charity is increased for its owner.
