Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
13
Marriage
كتاب النكاح
Chapter 17b: Maintenance, and a Slave’s Rights - Section 2
باب النفقات وحق المملوك - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 3355
On his father’s authority he said his grandfather told of a man coming to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saying, “I am poor with no possessions and I have an orphan to care for.” He replied, “Eat from your orphan’s property, provided you are not extravagant, or take anything before you need it, or store up any of it.” Abu Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
وَعنهُ وَعَن أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي فَقِيرٌ لَيْسَ لِي شَيْءٌ وَلِي يَتِيمٌ فَقَالَ: «كُلْ مِنْ مَالِ يَتِيمِكَ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ وَلَا مُبَادِرٍ وَلَا مُتَأَثِّلٍ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَه
REFERENCE: Mishkat al-Masabih 3355
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 13 Chapter 17b Hadith 1
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 13 Chapter 17b Hadith 1