وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -«تَصَدَّقُوا «فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ، عِنْدِي دِينَارٌ? قَالَ: «تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ «قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ، قَالَ: «تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ «قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ، قَالَ: «تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ «قَالَ: عِنْدِي آخَرُ، قَالَ: «أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ»
“Give Sadaqah.” A man then said, ‘the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), I have a Dinar.’ He then said to him, “Give it to yourself as Sadaqah.” The man again said, ‘I have another one.’
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Give it to your children as Sadaqah.” He said, ‘I have another one.’ He said, “Give it to your wife as Sadaqah.”
The man again said, ‘I have another one.’ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Give it to your servant as Sadaqah.” He said, ‘I have another one.’
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “You know better to whom you should give it.” Related by Abu Dawud and An-Nasai. Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim regarded it as Sahih.