Listening to it he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه began to cry and thanked Allah Almighty for turning the soil to flour and keeping his dignity intact.

(‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, vol. 1, pp. 170, slightly amended)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of pious saints! Have you heard? Giving Sadaqah and helping the poor are liked by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ very much. If a Muslim pleases the hearts of the poor by sincerely giving them Sadaqah and charity, Allah Almighty, Who bestows respect upon His bondman, does not let him feel embarrassed in front of anyone despite his poverty. He عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows upon him even more than his expectation, as has been understood by the above-mentioned parable. Despite being a needy person, Sayyiduna Abu Muslim Kholaani            رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه gave the amount of flour in the Divine path as Sadaqah which was accepted by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Who turned sawdust and soil to good quality flour. In this way, he and his family members were blessed with excellent rotis. Therefore, while giving Sadaqah and charity, we should not have such thoughts as ‘our money will decrease or what will we eat? Or we need money for such-and-such a piece of work, etc.’

Remember! Apparently, it seems to us that our wealth will decrease but in fact, Sadaqah increases our wealth and we get many benefits in the world as well as in the Hereafter. However, if we do not give Sadaqah due to the fear of decrease in our wealth, it may remove blessings from our sustenance and may cause poverty.

Sayyidatuna Asma رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has stated that the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to her, ‘Do not stop Sadaqah and charity lest your sustenance is stopped.’ (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 483, Hadees 1433)

Commenting on the above-mentioned Hadees, Sayyiduna Imam Badruddin ‘Ayni رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Do not refrain from giving your wealth in Sadaqah for fear that it will finish; Allah Almighty will make you suffer from financial problems or will prevent wealth from you and will deprive you of the means of sustenance. The blessed Hadees proves that Sadaqah increases wealth and is a means of blessing and increase in it. On the other hand, if a