Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #28124

Qutaibah narrated to us, Hammad bin Zaid narrated to us, on the authority of Ayyub, on the authority of Abu Qilaba, on the authority of Abu Asma’, on the authority of Thawban, that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said “ The best dinar is a dinar that a man spends on his family, a dinar that a man spends on his animal in the path of God, and a dinar that a man spends on his animal in the path of God. A man spends it on his friends in the path of God.” Abu Qilaba said, “He started with the dependents. Then he said, ‘What man is greater in reward than A man who spends on his small children, God will pardon them through it and God will enrich them through it. Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.