Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
06
Zakat
كتاب الزكاة
Chapter 8a: The Most Excellent Sadaqa - Section 1
باب أفضل الصدقة - الفصل الأول
Mishkat al-Masabih 1933
Umm Salama said she asked Allah's Messenger ﷺ whether she would have a reward for what she spent on Abu Salama’s sons, for they were only her sons, and he replied, “Spend on them and you will have the reward for what you spend on them.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)
وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِيَ أَجْرٌ أَنْ أَنْفِقَ عَلَى بَنِي أَبِي سَلَمَةَ؟ إِنَّمَا هُمْ بَنِيَّ فَقَالَ: «أَنَفِقِي عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَكِ أَجْرُ مَا أَنْفَقْتِ عَلَيْهِم»