Muslim 1033 — The upper hand is better than the lower
مسلم 1033 — اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى
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«قال رسول الله وهو على المنبر وهو يذكر الصدقة والتعفف عن المسألة: «اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى، واليد العليا المنفقة والسفلى السائلة»»
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