8. And they give food, inspite of their love for it (or for
the love of Him), to Miskin (poor), the orphan, and the captive,
9. (Saying): "We feed you seeking
Allah's Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you.
10. "Verily, We fear from our Lord a
Day, hard and distressful, that will make the faces look horrible (from extreme
dislikeness to it)."
11. So Allah saved them from the evil of
that Day, and gave them Nadratan (a light of beauty) and joy.
[Al-Insaan 76:8-12]
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “You will
not enter Jannah until you believe and you will not believe until you love one
another…”
[Muslim (54)]
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] also said, “Give the fasting person food so that he may break his fast, share your food with the pious, if you do this the Angels will be with you.”
On the authority of Zayd bin Khaalid al-Juhanee that The Prophet [Peace
and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “The one who gives food to the
fasting person so that he may break his fast will have a reward like the reward
of the person who fasted, without there decreasing in his reward in the
slightest.”
[Narrated by at-Tirmidhi
(807) Ibn Maajah (1746) Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan (8/216) and classified Saheeh by
al-Albaanee in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (6415)]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, “What
is meant by feeding is to satisfy the persons urge to eat or drink.” [Ikhteeyaraat Pg.194]
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] brings various
narrations which show the enthusiasm of the Salaf in feeding the fasting
person:
Some of the Salaf used to see it from the best of actions one can do in
Ramadhaan. Some would invite people to their house in tens, hoping that every
invitation would lead to them gainging the reward of free ten slaves from the
children of Ismaa’eel.
The Salaf would be plentiful in feeding others in Ramadhaan. From them
was Abdullah bin ‘Umar [May Allaah be Pleased with him and his father] wouldn’t
break his fast unless he had with him orphans and the poor and needy to eat
with. Likewise there was Dawood al-Taa’ee, Maalik bin Deenar, Ahmad bin Hanbal
and others.
The Salaf would also feed their brothers, so as they sat down to eat,
they wouldn’t eat themselves, rather they would cater and be a waiter for those
eating, this was the act of the likes of Hasan al-Basree and Ibn Mubaarak.
Once a questioner came to Imaam Ahmad [May Allaah have Mercy on him] and
he gave him two loaves of bread to break his fast with, so Imaam Ahmad tore
them up and gave it to those who were fasting so that they could break their
fast. End quote.
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