Hadith on Shaytan: Devils try to block people giving charity

Buraydah ibn al-Hasib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Charity does not part with a man until it is freed from the jaws of seventy devils.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 22962

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْحَصِيبِ الأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا يُخْرِجُ رَجُلٌ شَيْئًا مِنْ الصَّدَقَةِ حَتَّى يَفُكَّ عَنْهَا لَحْيَيْ سَبْعِينَ شَيْطَانًا

22962 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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