حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَی اللَّيْثِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَائَ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ دِينَارٍ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ دِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَی عِيَالِهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَی فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَی أَصْحَابِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2760
It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah said: "The best Dinar " that a man can spend is a Dinar that he spends on his family, a ,Dinar that he spends on a horse in the cause of Allah, and a Dinar that a man spends on his companions in the cause of Allah." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020