Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ثنا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ امْرَأَةِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَتْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَقَالَ تَصَدَّقْنَ يَا مَعَاشِرَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ مِنْ حُلِيِّكُنَّ قَالَتْ وَكُنْتُ أَعُولُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ وَيَتَامَى فِي حَجْرِهِ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ خَفِيفَ ذَاتِ الْيَدِ فَقُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ ائْتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَلْهُ أَيَجْزِئُ ذَلِكَ عَنِّي أَوْ أُوَجِّهُهُ عَنْكُمْ تَعْنِي الصَّدَقَةَ فَقَالَ لَا بَلِ ائْتِيهِ أَنْتِ فَسَلِيهِ قَالَتْ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَجَلَسْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَاجَتُهَا حَاجَتِي وَكَانَتْ قَدْ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَهَابَةُ قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا بِلَالٌ فَقُلْنَا سَلْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا تُخْبِرْهُ مَنْ نَحْنُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ امْرَأَتَانِ تَعُولَانِ أَزْوَاجَهُمَا وَيَتَامَى فِي حُجُورِهِمَا هَلْ يَجْزِي ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمَا مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ هُمَا قَالَ زَيْنَبُ وَامْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أِيُّ الزَّيَانِبِ؟ قَالَ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَامْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ لَهُمَا أَجْرَانِ أَجْرُ الْقَرَابَةِ وَأَجْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us... from Zaynab, the wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) commanded us to give charity, saying: 'Give charity, O women, even from your jewelry.' She said: I used to support Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and orphans in his care. Abdullah was of modest means. I said to Abdullah: 'Go to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and ask if supporting you and the orphans counts as my charity.' He said: 'No, go yourself.' So I went and found an Ansari woman at the door with the same question. Bilal came out and we said: 'Ask the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and do not tell him who we are.' He asked, and the Prophet said: 'Who are they?' Bilal said: 'Zaynab and an Ansari woman.' He asked: 'Which Zaynab?' Bilal said: 'The wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and an Ansari woman.' The Prophet said: 'Yes, they have two rewards: the reward of kinship and the reward of charity.'