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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن خَيْثَمَةَ، قال: كنا جلوسًا مع عبد الله بن عمرو، إذ جاءه قَهْرَمَانٌ له فَدَخَلَ، فقال: أَعْطَيْتَ الرَّقِيقَ قُوتَهُمْ؟ قال: لا، قال: فَانْطَلِقْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ قُوتَهُ».
In this Hadīth, ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) demonstrates the great responsibility one bears towards those whom he is responsible to provide for. When he knew that his household manager did not provide the slaves with their sustenance, he mentioned the Hadīth of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in which he stated that neglecting and forsaking one’s dependents because of his niggardliness and stinginess is a serious sin.
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