Narrated by Adi ibn Hatim
Protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date given in charity.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1417, Sahih Muslim 1016
What this hadith teaches
The smallest charity, given sincerely, can be a shield from the Fire.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Adi ibn Hatim
- Chapter
- Charity and kindness
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1417, as given on sunnah.com.