anyone who would distribute an abundance of wealth to those who did not ask more than him.”^[1]

It is also narrated that he would sometimes distribute so much money to the people that there would be nothing left for himself. His wife, Sayyidatuna Su’da bint ‘Awf رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ mentions, “One day, Sayyiduna Talha رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ gave 100,000 dirhams in the way of Allah Almighty and was unable to attend the masjid that day because his clothing was not befitting to be worn in the masjid.”^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers, Sayyiduna Talha’s passion of sacrificing for others was also great, such that he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ sacrificed his own comforts for the sake of other Muslims. He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was well aware that Islam gives us the message of mutual compassion, which is why he displayed well-wishing by giving preference to other Muslims over himself.

In his well-known work “Faizan-e-Sunnat”, the renowned spiritual guide and leader of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ narrates a beautiful account in relation to giving preference to others over ourselves:

Sayyiduna Daata Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajweri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions:

I asked Shaykh Ahmad Hammadi Sarkhasi رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ the reason behind his repentance, so he said: “I once set off from Sarkhas with my camels. During the journey, a hungry lion attacked one of my camels, then it climbed a hill and began to roar. Hearing its roar, many wild beasts gathered. The lion came down and tore the camel apart but did not eat any of it himself, rather, it climbed the hill again. The animals that had gathered all leapt upon the camel, ate their share and then left. The lion approached to eat the remaining meat but saw a limping fox coming from a