The Book on Virtues of Jihad
22/5. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Service In The Cause Of Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَاتِ ظِلُّ فُسْطَاطٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَنِيحَةُ خَادِمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ طَرُوقَةُ فَحْلٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ عِنْدِي مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ .
Narrated Abu Umamah: That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The Most Virtuous Of Charitable Spending Is The Shade Of A Tent In The Cause Of Allah, Or Giving A Servant In The Cause Of Allah, Or A Riding Camel In The Cause Of Allah." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib Sahih, And It Is More Correct To Me Than The Narration Of Mu'Awiyah Bin Salih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1627In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 9English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1627