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Chapter 36
لﺎﻴﻌﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ﺔﻘﻔﻨﻟا بﺎﺑ
Sustentation of the Members of the Family
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"The father of the child shall bear the cost of the mother's food and clothing on a reasonable basis".
(2:233)
"Let the rich man spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend
according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him".
(65:7)
"And whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's Cause), He will replace it".
(34:39)
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لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ةﺮﻳﺮه ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
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ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
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ِﻞﻴﺒﺳ ﻲﻓ ُﻪَﺘْﻘَﻔْﻧَأ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِد
، َﻚِﻠْهَأ ﻰَﻠﻋ ُﻪَﺘْﻘﻔْﻧَأ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِدَو ،ٍﻦﻴِﻜْﺴِﻣ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ِﻪِﺑ َﺖْﻗﱠﺪﺼﺗ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِدو ، ٍﺔَﺒَﻗر ﻲﻓ ُﻪَﺘﻘَﻔْﻧَأ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِدَو ، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا
َأ ﺎَﻬُﻤﻈْﻋَأ
ًاﺮْﺟ
َﻚِﻠْهَأ ﻰَﻠﻋ ُﻪَﺘْﻘَﻔْﻧَأ يﺬﱠﻟا
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ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
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289.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"A dinar you spend
in Allah's way, or to free a slave, or as a charity you give to a needy person, or to support your family, the one
yielding the greatest reward is that which you spend on your family".
[Muslim].
Commentary:
A Muslim is ordained to spend first of all on the need of his wife and children and their food and
clothes. There is greater reward for him in this because these expenses are obligatory on him while spending on
other items is in the nature of Nawafil. Obviously, one cannot forego the former for the latter.
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ﻪﻟ ُلﺎَﻘُﻳَو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﺪﺒﻋ ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِلﻮﺳر ﻰَﻟْﻮَﻣ َدُﺪْﺠُﺑ ﻦْﺑ َنﺎﺑْﻮَﺛ ﻦﻤﺣﱠﺮﻟا ِﺪﺒﻋ ﻲﺑأ
لﺎﻗ :
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
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ِﻪِﻟﺎﻴِﻋ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ُﻪُﻘِﻔْﻨُﻳ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِد ُﻞُﺟﱠﺮﻟا ُﻪُﻘِﻔْﻨُﻳ ٍرﺎَﻨﻳِد ُﻞَﻀْﻓَأ
ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِدَو ،
ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﻞﻴِﺒﺳ ﻲﻓ ﻪﺑﺎﺤْﺻَأ ﻰَﻠﻋ ُﻪُﻘِﻔْﻨُﻳ ٌرﺎَﻨﻳِدو ، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﻞﻴﺒﺳ ﻲﻓ ِﻪِﺘﱠﺑاد ﻰَﻠَﻋ ُﻪُﻘِﻔْﻨُﻳ
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ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
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290.
Thauban bin Bujdud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"The most
excellent dinar is one that a person spends on his family, and the dinar which he spends on his riding-animal in the
way of Allah (in Jihad), and the dinar he spends on his companions in the way of Allah".
[Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith relates to the same subject which has been mentioned in the previous Hadith. It stresses
that men of small means should first of all spend on their own families and children. It is in fact an act of great
merit. After fulfilling their needs, if he still has something left with him then he can spend it on other items in the
order of precedence mentioned in the Hadith.
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ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َﺔَﻤَﻠﺳ ﱢمُأ ﻦﻋو
:
َﻖِﻔْﻧُأ ْنَأ َﺔﻤَﻠﺳ ﻲﺑأ ﻲﻨﺑ ﻲﻓ ٌﺮْﺟَأ ﻲﻟ ْﻞَه ، ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮﺳر ﺎﻳ ُﺖﻠﻗ
ِإ ، اَﺬَﻜَهو اَﺬَﻜَه ْﻢﻬِﺘَآِرﺎَﺘﺑ ُﺖْﺴَﻟَو ، ْﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠﻋ
لﺎﻘﻓ ؟ ﱠﻲِﻨﺑ ْﻢُه ﺎﻤﱠﻧ
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ﻢِﻬﻴَﻠﻋ ِﺖْﻘَﻔْﻧَأ ﺎﻣ ُﺮْﺟَأ ِﻚَﻟ ْﻢَﻌَﻧ
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ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
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291.
Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked Messenger of Allah (PBUH), "Would I be
rewarded for what I spend on Abu Salamah's sons? For I can't let them go here and there (to beg people).''
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) replied,
"Spend on them and you will be rewarded for what you spend on them".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
Although parents spend money on their children out of their natural love for them, Allah is so
Gracious that He not only rewards them for it, but He gives it in greater proportion than what they spend on other
meritorious items.
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ِﺔﱠﻴﱢﻨﻟا ِبﺎَﺑ ﻲﻓ ِبﺎَﺘِﻜْﻟا لﱠوَأ ﻲﻓ ُﻩﺎﻨْﻣﱠﺪَﻗ يِﺬﻟا ِﻞﻳﻮﱠﻄﻟا ِﻪِﺜﻳِﺪﺣ ﻲﻓ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر صﺎﱠﻗو ﻲﺑأ ﻦﺑ ﺪﻌﺳ ﻦﻋو
ﻪﻟ لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﱠنَأ
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ﺎﻬﺑ َتْﺮِﺟُأ ﱠﻻإ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻪﺟَو ﺎَﻬِﺑ ﻲِﻐَﺘْﺒَﺗ ًﺔَﻘَﻔَﻧ َﻖِﻔْﻨُﺗ ْﻦَﻟ َﻚﱠﻧِإَو
ﺎﻣ ﻰﱠﺘَﺣ
َﻚِﺗَأﺮﻣا ﻲﻓ ﻲﻓ ُﻞﻌْﺠَﺗ
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ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
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292.
Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported in a Hadith included in the chapter of
Intention, that Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Whatever you spend seeking thereby the Pleasure of Allah, will
have its reward, even the morsel which you put in the mouth of your wife".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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