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Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الأيمان والنذور
Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)
" أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ "
I said: Messenger of Allah, to make my repentance complete I should divest myself of my property as sadaqah (alms) for Allah and His Apostle. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Retain some of your property, for that will be better for you. So he said: I shall retain the portion I have at Khaybar.
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- Hadith 3325
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