only four eggs. I asked her to give them to the beggar. She complied with what I said and the beggar left with those eggs. After some time, a friend of mine sent me a basket full of eggs. I asked my wife as to how many eggs there were in the basket. She replied that there were 30 eggs. I said, ‘You gave four eggs to the beggar, so how did you get these 30 eggs!’ She replied, ‘There are 30 unbroken eggs and 10 broken eggs.’

Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Allamah Yafi’ee Yemeni رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘About this parable some personages have said: There were 3 unbroken and one broken egg which were given to the beggar. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gave 10 in return for each of the eggs; broken eggs for the broken ones, and unbroken eggs for the unbroken one.’ (Raud-ur-Riyaheen, pp. 151)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی did not only give Sadaqah and charity abundantly themselves, but they would also greatly persuade other people to perform this virtuous deed. Let’s listen to three sayings in this regard:

1. Give Sadaqah in every state

Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna Ali-ul-Murtada کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم has stated: If you gain worldly wealth, spend some from it because by spending it will not finish and if you start losing worldly wealth, even then spend some from it because it will not remain [forever]. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 738)

2. What is generosity?

Sayyiduna Hasan Basri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was asked: What is generosity? He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: ‘To spend wealth abundantly for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ He was again asked, ‘What is caution?’ He replied: ‘To restrict wealth for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ’ He was then asked, ‘What is extravagance?’ He replied, ‘To spend wealth for the desire of power.’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 739)