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The Merits of Charity
us now take a look at their passion for giving charity in the form of some true stories.
A man came to Basra, and entrusted 10 thousand dirhams to the famous saint, Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. The man then requested, “Please buy a house for me here with this money, so I may live in it when I return from Makkah.” Saying this, he packed his belongings and departed.
In the meantime, people began to face hardship due to rising costs of flour. Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه then proceeded to buy flour with the same dirhams entrusted to him by the man, and gave it all as charity.
“But you said you would buy a house for him!”, the people exclaimed in shock.
Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه replied, “I have bought a home for him in Paradise! If he is satisfied with what I have done, then so be it. Otherwise, I will return his 10 thousand dirhams.”
The man eventually returned and asked Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī if the latter had bought him a home. “Yes indeed!”, the saint replied, “With palaces, rivers and trees.”
The man become overjoyed hearing this. “I want to live in this place you describe!”, he exclaimed.
Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī turned to him and said, “I have bought this home in Paradise from Allah.” These words left the man in a state of joy even more than before, when his wife then came and said, “Request Ḥabīb ꜤAjamī to write a document of his guarantee.”
The saint took a pen and began to write:
بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
BOOK TOPIC
- The merits of charity
- Excellences of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Four prayers in exchange for four dirham
- Definition of ṣadaqah
- The outcome of miserliness
- 8 hadith discussing charity
- A guaranteed home in Paradise
- Trusting in Allah and giving charity
- 1. Give Sadaqah in every state
- 2. What is generosity?
- 3. Generosity and kindness are from Iman [faith]
- Acceptance of monetary worship
- Respect of a Muslim
- Three important points
- Encouragement for Pious Deed Number 68:
- Donation Box Department
- Sunnah and etiquette of sitting
