The Sufficient (Vol 5) · Hadith 456 (#Ḥadīth #12)

12- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لأنْ أُهْدِيَ لأخِي الْمُسْلِمِ هَدِيَّةً تَنْفَعُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِمِثْلِهَا.

12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy, who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said that Amir al-Mu’minin , has said, ‘Presenting a gift to my Muslim brother which can benefit him is more beloved to me than giving charity.’”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).