Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ وَائِلٍ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْكَسْبِ أَطْيَبُ قَالَ عَمَلُ الرَّجُلِ بِيَدِهِ وَكُلُّ بَيْعٍ مَبْرُورٍ.
English Translation
Yazid narrated to us: al-Mas'udi narrated to us, from Wa'il Abu Bakr, from Abaya b. Rifa'a b. Rafi' b. Khadij, from his grandfather Rafi' b. Khadij, who said: It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, which earning is best?" He said: "A man's work with his own hand, and every sound sale."