Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا الْمُنْفِقَةُ وَالْيَدُ السُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةُ.
English Translation
Attab narrated to us: Abdullah narrated to us: Musa ibn Uqbah informed us, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that asks."