Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 69

كِتَاب النَّفَقَاتِ

The Book of Provision (Outlay)

22 hadith · 15 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ فَضْلِ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الأَهْلِ:(1) Chapter. And the superiority of providing for one’s family.22- بَابُ وُجُوبِ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الأَهْلِ وَالْعِيَالِ:(2) Chapter. It is obligatory to spend for one’s wife and household.33- بَابُ حَبْسِ نَفَقَةِ الرَّجُلِ قُوتَ سَنَةٍ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَكَيْفَ نَفَقَاتُ الْعِيَالِ:(3) Chapter. To provide one’s family with food sufficient for one year in advance. And how one should spend on his dependants.45- بَابُ نَفَقَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَنَفَقَةِ الْوَلَدِ:(5) Chapter. The expenditure of a woman whose husband is away from her, and the expenditure of her child.56- بَابُ عَمَلِ الْمَرْأَةِ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا:(6) Chapter. The working of a lady in her husband’s house.67- بَابُ خَادِمِ الْمَرْأَةِ:(7) Chapter. A servant for one’s wife.78- بَابُ خِدْمَةِ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ:(8) Chapter. A man’s serving his family.89- بَابُ إِذَا لَمْ يُنْفِقِ الرَّجُلُ فَلِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمِهِ مَا يَكْفِيهَا وَوَلَدَهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ:(9) Chapter. If a man does not provide for his family, then the wife can take of his wealth what is sufficient for her needs and the needs of her children and the amount should be just and reasonable.910- بَابُ حِفْظِ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ:(10) Chapter. A woman should take care of the wealth of her husband, and also of what he gives her for expenditures.1011- بَابُ كِسْوَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ:(11) Chapter. Providing one’s wife with clothes reasonably.1112- بَابُ عَوْنِ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا فِي وَلَدِهِ:(12) Chapter. A lady should help her husband in looking after his children.1213- بَابُ نَفَقَةِ الْمُعْسِرِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ:(13) Chapter. The expenditure of a poor man on his family.1314- بَابُ: {وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ}، وَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ؟(14) Chapter. (The Statement of Allah:) “And on the (father’s) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father)" (V.2:233) "And is a woman chargeable with any thing thereof? And Allah said: "Allah puts forward (another) example of two men, one of them dumb..." (V.16:76)1415- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَإِلَيَّ»:(15) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet: “If one dies leaving debts to be repaid or dependants to be taken care of, it is for me (to pay the debts and look after needy dependents)."1516- بَابُ الْمَرَاضِعِ مِنَ الْمَوَالِيَاتِ وَغَيْرِهِنَّ:(16) Chapter. Freed female slaves or any other women can be wet nurses.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 5351إِذَا أَنْفَقَ الْمُسْلِمُ نَفَقَةً عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ يَحْتَسِبُهَا كَانَتْ لَهُ صَدَقَةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a Muslim spends something on his family intending to receive Allah's reward it is regarded as Sadaqa for him."5 narratorsBukhari · 5352قَالَ اللَّهُ : أَنْفِقْ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'O son of Adam! Spend, and I shall spend on you."5 narratorsBukhari · 5353السَّاعِي عَلَى الْأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، أَوِ الْقَائِمِ اللَّيْلَ الصَّائِمِ النَّهَارَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day."5 narratorsBukhari · 5354كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ بِمَكَّةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : لِي مَالٌ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، قُلْتُ : فَالشَّطْرِ ، قَالَ : لَا ، قُلْتُ : فَالثُّلُثِ ، قَالَ : اThe Prophet (ﷺ) visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property; May I bequeath all my property in Allah's Cause?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One third of it?" He 5 narratorsBukhari · 5355أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا تَرَكَ غِنًى ، وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى ، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best alms is that which is given when one is rich, and a giving hand is better than a taking one, and you should start first to support your dependents.' A wife says, 'You should either provid5 narratorsBukhari · 5356خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The best alms is that which you give when you are rich, and you should start first to support your dependants."6 narratorsBukhari · 5357أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَبِيعُ نَخْلَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ وَيَحْبِسُ لِأَهْلِهِ قُوتَ سَنَتِهِمْThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to sell the dates of the garden of Bani An-Nadir and store for his family so much food as would cover their needs for a whole year.7 narratorsBukhari · 5358وَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ ذَكَرَ لِي ذِكْرًا مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ عَلَى مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ مَالِكٌ : انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ Once I set out to visit `Umar (bin Al-Khattab). (While I was sitting there with him his gate-keeper, Yarfa, came and said, "Uthman `AbdurRahman (bin `Auf), Az-Zubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) are seeking permission (to m13 narratorsBukhari · 5359جَاءَتْ هِنْدٌ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ مِسِّيكٌ ، فَهَلْ عَلَيَّ حَرَجٌ أَنْ أُطْعِمَ مِنَ الَّذِي لَهُ عِيَالَنَا ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، إِلَّا بِالْمَعْرُوفِHind bint `Utba came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Abu Sufyan is a miser so is it sinful of me to feed our children from his property?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "No except if you take for your needs what is just6 narratorsBukhari · 5360إِذَا أَنْفَقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ كَسْبِ زَوْجِهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ أَمْرِهِ فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If the wife gives of her husband's property (something in charity) without his permission, he will get half the reward."5 narratorsBukhari · 5361أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَام أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ مَا تَلْقَى فِي يَدِهَا مِنَ الرَّحَى وَبَلَغَهَا أَنَّهُ جَاءَهُ رَقِيقٌ فَلَمْ تُصَادِفْهُ ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ Fatima went to the Prophet (ﷺ) complaining about the bad effect of the stone hand-mill on her hand. She heard that the Prophet (ﷺ) had received a few slave girls. But (when she came there) she did not find him, so she me6 narratorsBukhari · 5362أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَام أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا ، فَقَالَ : أَلَا أُخْبِرُكِ مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْهُ ؟ تُسَبِّحِينَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ مَنَامِكِ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَFatima came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for a servant. He said, "May I inform you of something better than that? When you go to bed, recite "Subhan Allah' thirty three times, 'Al hamduli l-lah' thirty three times, and 'All6 narrators