44/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4452 — Why Self-Earned Food Is Pure
Encouragement to Earn A Living
Self-Earned Food and Halal Income
Sunan an-Nasai : 4452
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4452
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَطْيَبَ مَا أَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ وَإِنَّ وَلَدَهُ مِنْ كَسْبِهِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The best (most pure) food that a man eats is that which he has earned himself, and his child (and his child's wealth) is part of his earning.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4452In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4457
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4452
This narration repeats a clear teaching about halal income. The Messenger of Allah describes the best, or most pure, food a man eats as that which comes from his own earnings. The hadith encourages respect for work, effort, and a clean source of livelihood. It does not praise wealth merely because it is large. It praises food linked to what a person has earned. The narration also says that a man's child is part of his earning. That wording points to the special relationship between a parent and child, but the text does not give a full set of rules for every financial case. A safe summary is therefore simple: personal lawful earnings are a praised source of food, and children are described as part of a parent's earning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The quality of earnings matters more than the size of wealth.
- Food from one's own work is praised as pure.
- The child is connected to the parent's earning in this narration.
- Stay within the wording when discussing family financial rights.
