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Madinay ki Machli | The Fish of Madinah
لَنۡ تَنَا لُو ا الۡبِرَّ حَتّٰی تُنۡفِقُوۡ ا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوۡ نَ ۬ؕ
You can never attain virtue until you spend things in the path of Allah, which are beloved to you.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Aal-e-‘Imran, verse 92)
Explanation of this verse
Regarding the abovementioned verse, Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi عَـلَيْهِ رَحۡمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـهَادِی has written in Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan: (Sayyiduna) Hasan (Basri) رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘The possession which is liked by a Muslim, who spends it, to please Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, falls into the category of this verse, even though it’s just a date.’
(Tafseer Khaazin, vol. 1, pp. 272)
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Sacks of sugar
Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin ‘Abdul ‘Azeez رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to purchase the sacks of sugar and distribute them as charity. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was asked, ‘Why don’t you distribute their value (in cash) as charity?’ He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied, ‘I like sugar very much, and I wish to sacrifice my favourite possession in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ (Tafseer Nasfi, pp. 172)
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BOOK TOPIC
- Table of Contents
- Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
- Grapes sacrificed
- Definition of Isaar (selflessness)
- Sacred habit of Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم in his blessed childhood
- You can never attain virtue
- Explanation of this verse
- Sacks of sugar
- Beloved garden
- An excellent horse
- Farooq-e-A’zam liked the slave girl, so he set her free!
- The fine camel of Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari
- Three benefits are obtained from wealth
- Inheritor’s wealth
- Selflessness of a terminally-ill patient!
- Astonishing swiftness in generosity!
- Carry out good deeds swiftly
- Accepted the request without reading it!
- Heart can be purchased with benevolence, not with money
- Generous is not the one who gives only when requested
- Regret for not communicating with the friend
- An unusual hospitality
- Beloved Prophet did not keep food for the next day
- Most important ruling regarding the fast of a child
- If there is gold equivalent to the Uhud mountain, even then…
- O you who preach Sunnah!
- Bracelet of fire
- Selflessness of Sayyidatuna Fatimah
- Great reward for feeding someone
- Unique dining mat
- Excellence of forgoing one’s desire
- Methods to earn reward of selflessness, free of cost
- Reward of selflessness, Jannah without accountability
- Skull of a goat
- Qutb-e-Madinah mentioned the parable of a selfless businessman
- Unique dacoits
- Selflessly, gave his food to a dog
- A strange parable of dog’s selflessness!
- Selflessness, even at the time of death
- One who gave water selflessly, entered Jannah
- Madani parable of selflessness
- 14 Madani pearls about clothing
- Madani attire
- Du’a of ‘Attar
