Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2310

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِىُّ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ - قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى أَسْمَاءَ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَفْضَلُ دِينَارٍ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ دِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ». قَالَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ وَبَدَأَ بِالْعِيَالِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ وَأَىُّ رَجُلٍ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى عِيَالٍ صِغَارٍ يُعِفُّهُمْ أَوْ يَنْفَعُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَيُغْنِيهِمْ.

It was narrated that Thawban said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The best Dinar that a man spends is a Dinar that he spends on his family, and a Dinar that a man spends on his mount in the cause of Allah, and a Dinar that he spends on his companions in the cause of Allah.’” Abu Qilabah said: “He started with the family,” And Abu Qilabah said: “What man is greater in reward than a man who spends on young dependents and protects them from resorting to unlawful deeds – or Allah benefits them through him- and makes them independent of means.”