Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ عَنْ نَاصِحٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَأَنْ يُؤَدِّبَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَدَهُ أَوْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلَدَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِنِصْفِ صَاعٍ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يُخَرِّجْهُ أَبِي فِي مُسْنَدِهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَاصِحٍ لِأَنَّهُ ضَعِيفٌ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَأَمْلَاهُ عَلَيَّ فِي النَّوَادِرِ.
English Translation
Ali ibn Thabit al-Jazari narrated to us from Nasih Abu Abdullah, from Simak ibn Harb, from Jabir ibn Samurah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "For a man to discipline his child - or for one of you to discipline his child - is better for him than giving half a sa' in charity every day." Abdullah said: My father did not include this hadith in his Musnad because of Nasih, since he is weak in hadith, but he dictated it to me among the rare narrations.