حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي حَدَّثَكُمْ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْهَجَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَيْدِي ثَلَاثَةٌ فَيَدُ اللَّهِ الْعُلْيَا وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي الَّتِي تَلِيهَا وَيَدُ السَّائِلِ السُّفْلَى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4261
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Hands are three: the hand of Allah, which is uppermost; the hand of the giver, which is below it; and the hand of the one who asks, which is the lowest."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020