44/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4450 — Children as Part of a Parent's Earnings
Encouragement to Earn A Living
Children's Earnings and Parents in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 4450
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4450
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَمَّةٍ، لَهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَالَ إِنَّ أَوْلاَدَكُمْ مِنْ أَطْيَبِ كَسْبِكُمْ فَكُلُوا مِنْ كَسْبِ أَوْلاَدِكُمْ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "Your children are part of the best of your earnings, so eat from what your children earn."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4450In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4455
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4450
This hadith states that children are part of the best of a parent's earnings and then says to eat from what the children earn. Its main subject is the financial relationship between parents and children. The wording connects a child's earnings with the parent's effort and care in raising the child. It also gives a direct allowance in the text for a parent to eat from the child's earnings. At the same time, a careful explanation should not add conditions, limits, or family disputes that are not mentioned here. The hadith is often searched under parents' rights over children's wealth and halal family earnings. Its message should be presented simply: children are described as a valued part of what parents have earned, and their earnings may benefit their parents.
What we learn from this hadith
- Children are described as part of the best of a parent's earnings.
- The hadith allows parents to eat from what their children earn.
- Family earnings are presented as closely connected.
- Do not add unstated conditions when summarising this specific text.
