In order to persuade us, let us listen to two faith-refreshing parables consisting of the blessings of Sadaqah and charity and receive Madani pearls of advice from them:

Reward for one loaf of bread

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُمَا has narrated: A hermit named ‘Abdullah was occupied in worship for 60 years. He then committed sins for 6 nights being involved in the seduction of a woman. When he felt ashamed of his sins, he came running towards a Masjid where he found three hungry people; he gave one loaf of bread to them as Sadaqah and passed away. For weighing his deeds, the worship of 60 years was placed on one scale and on the second scale the sins of 6 days were placed; his sins outweighed the worship, but when the loaf of bread, which he gave in Sadaqah, was placed, it overcame the sins. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 262, Hadees 3488)

یا خدا! رحمت تِری حاوی ہے تیرے قَہر پر

فضل و رحمت کے سہارے جی رہا بدکار ہے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Bread of Sadaqah saved from a python

It is stated on page 197 of ‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat (part 2) a 413-page book, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami that Sayyiduna Saalim Abu Ja’ad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated: A quarrelsome person of Sayyiduna Saalih’s nation would annoy people a lot. When people got sick of his annoyance, they humbly requested Sayyiduna Saalih عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام, ‘Huzoor! Put a curse on that person; we have become fed up with him.’ Sayyiduna Saalih عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام said, ‘Go!         اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you will be safe from his mischief,’ and they went away.

Every day, that person used to cut and bring sticks from the jungle in order to sell them to manage his livelihood for himself and his family. As usual, once he went to the jungle with two loaves of bread— he ate one and the other he