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The Merits of Charity
“There is nothing to break your fast with besides this.” The maidservant exclaimed. Sayyidatunā ꜤĀisha Ṣiddīqah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا insisted, and the maidservant handed the flatbread to the person.
Before the evening arrived, a generous person sent Sayyidatunā ꜤĀisha Ṣiddīqah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا a cooked goat. The meat was brought to her covered in a cloth. Seeing this, Sayyidatunā ꜤĀisha Ṣiddīqah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا called her maidservant and said, “Behold; come and eat from this! This is indeed greater for you than that flatbread.”[1]
Dear Islamic brothers! This is how the people of Allah live. They give charity of anything and everything they have. This is why they were granted increasingly greater return for their deeds; they trusted and relied upon Allah to the fullest extent.
One of the highest ranking saints of his time, Abū JaꜤfar b. Khaṭṭāb رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once said:
A pauper once came to my door and asked for help. I asked my wife if we had anything to give, and she replied by saying we had four eggs in our possession. I requested for her to give them to the pauper; she did so and the person left.
After some time, a friend of mine sent a basket full of eggs. My wife told me there were 30 inside. “You gave but 4 eggs to the pauper”, I said, “yet we have received 30 in return!” My wife then said, “30 are whole, whilst 10 are broken.”
ʿAllāmah Yafiʿī Yemeni رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه expands on this story by saying:
Some have drawn the following conclusion from this incident: The pauper was given 3 whole eggs and 1 broken. Allah gave 10
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
