40 Hadith On Sadaqah

First Time in English | 40 Hadith on Charity | الأربعون في الصدقة
When we mention 40 Hadith, the first name that comes to mind is that of the legendary Imam al-Nawawi رحمه الله. There have been hundreds of such collections in various different sciences compiled by our scholars throughout the years. 
Following this tradition of our scholars in compiling 40 Hadith, I embarked on this journey to collect 40 hadith that talk about sadaqah (charity). It was only when I started going through the different narrations that it dawned on me just how difficult this task would be. It’s not difficult because of a technical issue, rather it is difficult because every hadith is just as beautiful and useful as the next. Choosing just 40 gems from the vast sea of Sunnah is no easy task, especially for a person like me.
A major driving factor to compile 40 ahadith on charity was to provide a reference that has authentic and reliable narrations on the subject. This would be one of the first works on the subject in English in the 40 Hadith genre. Over the years, we have experienced people quoting extremely weak and at times fabricated narrations to motivate people to give charity. 
Hopefully this compilation can become an easy reference for people wishing to educate people on the importance of charity in Islam. We have relied upon the grading of the earlier hadith scholars as well as cross referencing them with that of the contemporary scholars in his compilation. May Allah Accept from ev