Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا قَالَ أَمَا وَأَبِيكَ لَتُنَبَّأَنَّهُ أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْبَقَاءَ وَلَا تَمَهَّلْ حَتَّى { إِذَا بَلَغَتْ الْحُلْقُومَ } قُلْتَ لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Fudayl told us, from Umarah, from Abu Zur'ah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, which charity has the greatest reward?" He said: "By your father, I will surely tell you: that you give charity while you are healthy, tight-fisted, fearing poverty and hoping for long life, and do not delay until, when it reaches the throat, you say: 'Give so-and-so this and so-and-so that,' when it already belonged to so-and-so."