Spending on your family is an act of charity

02-08-2011 03:43 Roohi#1
Narrated Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari (): The Prophet (ﷺ) said,

“When a Muslim spends something on his family intending (to receive Allah’s reward) it is regarded as charity for him.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 64, Number 263]

عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَقُلْتُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا أَنْفَقَ الْمُسْلِمُ نَفَقَةً عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ يَحْتَسِبُهَا كَانَتْ لَهُ صَدَقَةً