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Commentary:
This Hadith also highlights the point that one should feed his family and children with the intention
that it has been ordained by Allah. In that case, this natural instinct will become an act of worship for which he will
be rewarded.
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟا ﻦﻋ ، ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﱢيِرﺪَﺒْﻟا ٍدﻮُﻌْﺴَﻣ ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
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ِﻪِﻠْهَأ ﻰﻠﻋ ُﻞُﺟﱠﺮﻟا َﻖَﻔْﻧَأ اَذِإ
ٌﺔَﻗﺪﺻ ُﻪَﻟ ﻲِﻬَﻓ ﺎﻬُﺒﺴَﺘﺤﻳ ًﺔَﻘﻔﻧ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
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. Abu Mas`ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"When someone
spends on his family seeking his reward for it from Allah, it is counted as a charity from him".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
`Seeking his reward' means that one is supporting his family as a duty entrusted by Allah. It is also
warranted by compassion for the near ones. A person who does it as a duty ordained by Allah and shows mercy to
his deserving relatives to attain His Pleasure then what he spends with this intention on his children will be eligible
for reward from Allah.
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لﺎﻗ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر صﺎﻌﻟا ِﻦﺑ وﺮﻤﻋ ِﻦﺑ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﺪﺒﻋ ﻦﻋو
:
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
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ُتﻮُﻘﻳ ْﻦَﻣ َﻊﱢﻴَﻀُﻳ ْنَأ ًﺎﻤْﺛِإ ِءْﺮﻤﻟﺎِﺑ ﻲﻔَآ
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ﻩﺮﻴﻏو دواد ﻮﺑَأ ﻩاور ٌﺢﻴﺤﺻ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
لﺎﻗ ُﻩﺎَﻨﻌﻤﺑ ﻪﺤﻴﺤﺻ ﻲﻓ ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاورو
:
»َآ
ُﻪَﺗﻮُﻗ ُﻚِﻠﻤﻳ ْﻦﱠﻤَﻋ َﺲِﺒْﺤَﻳ ْنَأ ًﺎﻤْﺛِإ ِءْﺮﻤﻟﺎِﺑ ﻲﻔ
«
.
294.
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Neglecting one's own dependents is a reason enough for a man to commit a sin"
.
[Abu Dawud]
The narration in Muslim is: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"It is enough sin for a person to hold back the due of
one whose provision is in his hand"
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Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that negligence in matter of maintenance of one's family is such a great sin that if
a person is free from all other sins, this one alone will be enough to make him accountable before Allah. The words
used in this Hadith are so comprehensive that they include servants and slaves besides family and children because
he is also equally responsible for their maintenance. Thus, this Hadith makes it evident that it is the responsibility of
the head of the family to provide the necessities of life to all his dependents; and any negligence on his part in this
respect is a great sin.
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لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱠﻲﺒﻨﻟا نَأ ﻪﻨﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َةﺮﻳﺮه ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
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ﱠﻻِإ ِﻪﻴِﻓ ُدﺎَﺒِﻌْﻟا ُﺢِﺒْﺼُﻳ ٍمْﻮﻳ ْﻦِﻣ ﺎَﻣ
ﺎﻤُهُﺪﺣَأ ُلﻮﻘﻴَﻓ ، ِنﻻﺰْﻨَﻳ ِنﺎَﻜَﻠﻣ
:
ُﺮَﺧﻵا ُلﻮﻘَﻳو ، ًﺎﻔﻠَﺧ ًﺎﻘِﻔْﻨُﻣ ِﻂْﻋَأ ﱠﻢُﻬﱠﻠﻟا
:
َﻠَﺗ ًﺎﻜِﺴْﻤُﻣ ِﻂْﻋَأ ﱠﻢُﻬﱠﻠﻟا
ًﺎﻔ«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
295.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"Two angels descend
every morning, and one says: `O Allah, give him who spends something, in place of what he spends.' The other one
says: `O Allah, give destruction to him who withholds".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith provides justification to pray for virtuous people to get better than what they have spent,
and to destroy the wealth of the niggardly who refuse to spend in the way of Allah.
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لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟا ﻦﻋ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
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ُﺮْﻴَﺧَو ، ُلﻮُﻌَﺗ ﻦﻤﺑ ْأَﺪْﺑاو ﻰَﻠْﻔﱡﺴﻟا ِﺪﻴْﻟا َﻦِﻣ ٌﺮْﻴَﺧ ﺎﻴْﻠُﻌْﻟا ُﺪَﻴْﻟا
ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻪِﻨْﻐُﻳ ِﻦْﻐَﺘْﺴَﻳ ْﻦَﻣو ، ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُﻪﱠﻔِﻌُﻳ ، ْﻒﻔِﻌَﺘْﺴَﻳ ْﻦَﻣو ، ﻰَﻨِﻏ ِﺮْﻬَﻇ ْﻦَﻋ َنﺎَآ ﺎَﻣ ِﺔَﻗَﺪﱠﺼﻟا
«
ﺒﻟا ﻩاور
يرﺎﺨ .
296.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"The upper hand is better
than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are
under your care; and the best charity is that which given out of surplus; and he who asks (Allah) to help him abstain
from the unlawful and the forbidden, Allah will fulfill his wish; and he who seeks self-sufficiency will be made self-
sufficient by Allah".
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
This Hadith mentions the importance of spending in the way of Allah, preference of one's family and
children over others, and chasteness and contentment. It also tells us that Allah helps one in getting what one prays
for.
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