12/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1001b — Same Report on Supporting Children
The virtue of spending and giving charity to relatives, spuses, children and parents, even if they are idolaters
Hadith About Family Support and Reward
Sahih Muslim : 1001b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1001b
وَحَدَّثَنِي سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ .
Ibn 'Urwa Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Urwa with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1001bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2191
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1001b
This Hadith about family support is a brief follow-up narration. It states that Ibn Urwa narrated the same Hadith with the same chain of transmitters. Because it points to the previous report, the meaning is the same: Umm Salama asked whether spending on Abu Salama’s sons would bring reward, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم confirmed that she would have reward for what she spent on them. The value of this report is in confirming the same teaching through its chain. Spending on children under one’s care is not treated as empty expense. In this narration, it is linked with reward from Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the same teaching through another report.
- Spending on children under one’s care is connected with reward.
- Family support is treated as a meaningful act.
- The report keeps attention on responsibility toward helpless dependents.
