Hadith on Sadaqah: Set up a barrier from Hell with charity

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, set up a barrier from the Hellfire, even with half of a date in charity, for it settles the hungry in place of the full.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 24501

Grade: Hasan (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهَا يَا عَائِشَةُ اسْتَتِرِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنَّهَا تَسُدُّ مِنَ الْجَائِعِ مَسَدَّهَا مِنَ الشَّبْعَانِ

24501 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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