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Sahih Muslim
كتاب الزكاة
The Book of Zakat
" اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ "
Protect yourselves against Fire even if with half a date. But if you fail to find it (then protect yourselves against Fire) with the help of a pleasant word).
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- Hadith 150g
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- Hadith 986b
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- Hadith 979h
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- Hadith 1025a
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- Hadith 1001a
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