Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا الْمُعْطِيَةُ وَالْيَدُ السُّفْلَى يَدُ السَّائِلِ.
English Translation
Yunus told us: Hammad, that is Ibn Zayd, told us: Ayyub told us, from Nafi', from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said while delivering a sermon: "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that asks."