Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ مَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ.
English Translation
Waki' told us, he said: I heard Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Hakim ibn Hizam, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; begin with those you are responsible for; whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient, and whoever seeks abstinence from asking, Allah will grant him abstinence."