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position (in Jannah). (2) One upon whom Allah has conferred knowledge but no wealth, and he is sincere in his
intention and says: `Had I possessed wealth, I would have acted like so-and-so.' If that is his intention, his reward is
the same as that of the other. (3) One whom Allah has given wealth but no knowledge and he squanders his wealth
ignorantly, does not fear Allah in respect to it, does not discharge the obligations of kinship and does not
acknowledge the Rights of Allah. Such a person will be in the worst position (in the Hereafter). (4) One upon whom
Allah has bestowed neither wealth nor knowledge and he says: `Had I possessed wealth, I would have acted like so-
and-so (i.e., he would squander his wealth).' If this is his intention, both will have equal sin.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
This Hadith highlights the following points:
1. Those who forgive people and pardon them will be granted honour and elevation both in this life and in the
Hereafter.
2. Those who have sufficient means to live on and still beg of people out of greed, will be afflicted with poverty.
3. The Hadith also urges us to acquire religious knowledge, and also the practise of this knowledge along with the
intention to please Allah Alone.
4. The Hadith also criticizes ignorance of religious teachings and ignorant people, for ignorance can easily lead one
to commit forbidden acts.
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ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱡﻲِﺒﱠﻨﻟا َلﺎﻘﻓ ، ًةﺎَﺷ اﻮُﺤﺑَذ ْﻢُﻬﱠﻧَأ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺔﺸﺋﺎﻋ ﻦﻋو
:
»
؟ﺎﻬﻨِﻣ َﻲِﻘَﺑ ﺎَﻣ
«
ﺖﻟﺎﻗ
:
ﱠﻻِإ ﺎﻬﻨِﻣ ﻲﻘﺑ ﺎﻣ
لﺎﻗ ، ﺎَﻬُﻔِﺘَآ
:
»
ﺎَﻬِﻔِﺘَآ َﺮﻴَﻏ ﺎَﻬﱡﻠُآ ﻲِﻘَﺑ
«
ﺢﻴﺤﺻ ﺚﻳﺪﺣ لﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا ﻩاور
.
ﻩﺎﻨﻌﻣو :
لﺎﻘﻓ ﺎَﻬَﻔِﺘَآ ﱠﻻإ ﺎﻬﺑ اﻮُﻗﱠﺪَﺼَﺗ
:
ﺎَﻬَﻔﺘَآ ﱠﻻِإ ِةﺮِﺧﻵا ﻲﻓ ﺎﻨَﻟ ْﺖَﻴِﻘَﺑ
.
558.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) had slaughtered a sheep and
distributed major portions of its meat. Then he (PBUH) asked,
"Is there anything left?
'' She replied, "Nothing,
except the shoulder.'' Thereupon he said,
"All of it is left except its shoulder.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
This Hadith reveals a truth to man that he should not eat up anything and everything all alone, rather
in this regard he is supposed to take the maximum care for the distribution of alms and charity so that it may stand
him in good stead in the Hereafter. What one has given in charity will by no means be wasted, for he will
doubtlessly find its reward with Allah on the Day of Resurrection.
559
ﺖﻟﺎﻗ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﻖﻳﺪﺼﻟا ٍﺮﻜﺑ ﻲﺑأ ِﺖﻨﺑ َءﺎﻤﺳَأ ﻦﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر ﻲﻟ لﺎﻗ
:
» ُﺗ ﻻ
ِﻚْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِآﻮﻴَﻓ ﻲِآﻮ
«.
ٍﺔﻳاور ﻲﻓو
»
ِﻚْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﻋﻮﻴﻓ ﻲِﻋﻮُﺗ ﻻَو ،ِﻚﻴَﻠَﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﺼْﺤُﻴَﻓ ﻲﺼْﺤُﺗ ﻻَو ، ﻲِﺤِﻀْﻧَأ وَأ ﻲِﺤَﻔْﻧَأ وَأ ﻲِﻘِﻔﻧَأ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
َو
» ﻲِﺤَﻔْﻧا
«
ﺔﻠﻤﻬﻤﻟا ِءﺎﺤﻟﺎﺑ
:
ﻰﻨﻌﻤﺑ ﻮه
» ﻲِﻘِﻔﻧَأ
«
ﻚﻟﺬآو :
»
ﻲِﺤِﻀْﻧَأ
«
.
559.
Asma' bint Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me,
"Do
not hoard; otherwise, Allah will withhold from you.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
Herein is enshrined a Divine principle; His Retribution is determined by the kind of things done by
man. A proverb may be quoted to this effect, "As you sow, so shall you reap''. If we spend a lot in the way of Allah,
He will also recompense us a lot. And if we stint spending in His way, He will dispense sustenance to us with
restrain, too. If we accumulate wealth in a miserly fashion and avoid spending it in the way of Allah, He will also
restrain the flow of His bounty to us. To sum up, the Hadith inspires us to generously spend money in the way of
Allah and also sternly warns us of the consequences of stinginess and parsimony.
560
ُلﻮُﻘَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮﺳر ﻊِﻤَﺳ ﻪﻧَأ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ةﺮﻳﺮه ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
»
ِﻞﻴِﺨَﺒﻟا ُﻞَﺜَﻣ
، ُﻖِﻔْﻨُﻤﻟا ﺎﱠﻣَﺄَﻓ ،ﺎَﻤﻬﻴِﻗاَﺮَﺗ ﻰﻟِإ ﺎﻤِﻬﱢﻳِﺪْﺛ ْﻦِﻣ ﺪﻳﺪَﺣ ﻦِﻣ ِنﺎَﺘﱠﺒُﺟ ﺎَﻤِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ِﻦْﻴَﻠُﺟَر ِﻞَﺜَﻤَآ ، ِﻖِﻔْﻨُﻤﻟاو
ِإ ُﻖِﻔْﻨُﻳ ﻼَﻓ
، ْﺖَﻐَﺒَﺳ ﱠﻻ
ﺌﻴَﺷ َﻖِﻔْﻨُﻳ ْنَأ ُﺪﻳِﺮُﻳ ﻼَﻓ ، ُﻞﻴِﺨَﺒﻟا ﺎﱠﻣَأَو ، ُﻩَﺮَﺛَأ َﻮُﻔْﻌَﺗَو ، ُﻪَﻧﺎَﻨَﺑ َﻲِﻔْﺨُﺗ ﻰﺘﺣ ِﻩِﺪﻠِﺟ ﻰﻠﻋ ْتَﺮَﻓَو ْوَأ
ٍﺔَﻘْﻠَﺣ ﱡﻞُآ ْﺖَﻗِﺰَﻟ ﱠﻻِإ ًﺎ
ُﻊِﺴﱠﺘَﺗ ﻼَﻓ ﺎَﻬُﻌﱢﺳَﻮُﻳ ﻮُﻬَﻓ ، ﺎَﻬَﻧﺎَﻜَﻣ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
َو
» ُﺔﱠﺒُﺠﻟا
«
ا
ُﻩﺎَﻨﻌَﻣَو ، ُعرﱢﺪﻟ
:
َﺮَﺛَأو ِﻪﻴَﻠﺟِر َﻲِﻔْﺨُﺗَو ، ُﻩَءاَرَو ﱠﺮُﺠﺗ ﻰﺘﺣ ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻃَو ، ْﺖَﻐَﺒَﺳ َﻖَﻔْﻧَأ ﺎَﻤﱠﻠُآ َﻖِﻔْﻨُﻤﻟا نَأ
ِﻪِﺗاﻮُﻄُﺧو ِﻪﻴﺸَﻣ
.
560.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying:
"The
case of a miserly man and a generous man who gives in charity is similar to that of two persons who are clad in
armour from their breasts up to their collar bones. When the generous man gives in charity, his armour expands so
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