What is the meaning of his saying: “So he would spend on his family the provisions of a year”?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is meant by: Sahih Muslim 1757a ...?
The Shaykh : The year in general. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would store up the food of his family for a year, but perhaps the year would not arrive before he had spent it.
He would meet the annual expenditure of his family from the income thereof
وكان ينفق على أهله نفقة سنةThe Shaykh : The year in general. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would store up the food of his family for a year, but perhaps the year would not arrive before he had spent it.