Would
you buy an item which is worth thousands for a cheap price?
مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ
يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ
سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَن يَشَاء
وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
2:261
Principles:
All
apply to financial only but others apply to all good deeds:
1-Ikhlas
- Not all Ikhlas is the same.
Ikhlas
is of different levels – the stronger, the more your deeds are multiplied.
2-Strictness
on following the Sunnah.
Ahl
al-Bidah don’t have the same Barakah from their actions from Ahl as-Sunnah
3-General
benefit over specific benefit – such as taking into account the amount of
people
4-The
people taking part, i.e. if people of virtue take part then helping them is
better than normal.
5-Consistency,
even if it is slight – that’s why Jariyyah is better than normal Sadaqah.
6-Time
and place
7-(Most
of all): Love and manners actions – this is found in the end of Surah
al-Waqiyyah i.e. those who are closest are closest because of point number 7.
This
will create acceptance from Allah and the people on earth – then all people will
end up doing good
Taken
from al-Asbab wa al-A’mal alati Ydaa’afh biha ath-Thawab of Imam Abdur-Rahman
as-Sa’di
SATISFACTION, PURITY
AND MODERATION
524-Hakim bin Hizam
(May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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-He was born
thirteen years before the Prophet but died after him.
-He was the
nephew of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid.
-Hizam bin
Khuwaylid, her brother, used to have access to the Ka’bah, so he let his wife
in and she delivered Hakim INSIDE the Ka’bah.
-He became one
of the leaders of the Quraysh, the most intelligent but a sworn enemy of the
Prophet.
-He was very
harsh and violent before Islam.
-When the
Prophet liberated Makkah, he became Muslim.
-He then made
Hijrah and was behind the Muhaijroon and Ansar in virtue and learning.
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I begged Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
and he gave me; I begged him again and he gave me. I begged him again and he
gave me and said, "O Hakim, wealth is pleasant and sweet. He who acquires
it with self-contentment, it becomes a source of blessing for him; but it is
not blessed for him who seeks it out of greed. He is like one who goes on
eating but his hunger is not satisfied. The upper hand is better than the lower
one and begin with your dependants." I said to him, "O
Messenger of Allah, by Him Who sent you with the Truth I will not, after you,
ask anyone for anything till I leave this world."
So Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him)
would summon Hakim (May Allah be pleased with him) to give his rations, but he
would refuse.
Then 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him)
would call him but he would decline to accept anything. So 'Umar (May Allah be
pleased with him) said addressing Muslims: "O Muslims, I ask you to bear
testimony that I offer Hakim his share of the booty that Allah has assigned for
him but he refuses my offer."
Thus Hakim did not accept anything from
anyone after the death of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), till he died.
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This shows the
Hikmah of the Prophet – he didn’t advise right away until the time was right.
If a person is warned or advised outright, a person might have suspicion
about why he was advised.
Despite this,
Hakim died being a very rich man – from the richest of the Quraysh.
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525-Abu Musa
Al- Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "Six of us accompanied
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in an expedition. We had one camel with us; we rode it in
turn. Our feet got injured and my toenails also fell out. We wrapped up our
feet in rags; and because of this the campaign came to be known as
Dhat-ur-Riqa' (the Campaign of Rags)."
Abu Burdah
(May Allah be pleased with him) says: Abu Musa reported this Hadith but
regretted having done so. He said, "Would that I had not mentioned
it!" He said so because he disliked to disclose anything concerning his
deeds.
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The point of wealth is that a person benefits from his wealth and
seeks to be blessed in it and he doesn’t complain about gaining it or losing
his material possessions.
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526-'Amr bin Taghlib
(May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Some booty or prisoners of war were brought
to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
and he distributed them, giving some men and neglecting others. Then, he was
informed that those whom he had not given a thing were displeased.
On this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
praised Allah and glorified Him and said, "It is a fact that I give to one
and overlook another. The one I ignore is dearer to me than the one I give. I
give to those in whose hearts I perceive anxiety; others I leave with the richness
and contentment that Allah has put in their hearts.
One of them is 'Amr bin Taghlib." Upon
this 'Amr bin Taghlib said, "By Allah I shall not accept a herd of red
camels in exchange for what the Prophet said (about me)."
527-"The
upper hand is better than the lower one; and begin (charity) with those who are
under your care; and the best charity is (the one which is given) out of
surplus; and he who wishes to abstain from begging will be protected by Allah;
and he who seeks self- sufficiency will be made self-sufficient by Allah."
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There are five types of hands:
1-The one that earns and gives – this is on top
2-The one that earns but doesn’t give
3-The one that earns but receives – this is underneath
4-The one that doesn’t earn and receives – this is the from the
blameworthy underneath
5-The one that begs and receives to become wealthy – this a major sin
Because all of this removes Zuhd in a person and creates a dependency
and a seeking of pleasure to other than Allah
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528-"Do
not be importunate in begging. By Allah! If one of you asks me for something
and I give it to him unwillingly, there is no blessing in what I give
him."
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Begging is not permissible except through necessity or to regain
your rights from someone in power. To ask people for money when he has no
need of it is haram and will not be blessed (evidences to follow).
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529-'Auf bin Malik
Al-Ashja'i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Seven, eight or nine people, including
myself, were with Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an occasion when he (ﷺ)
remarked, "Would you pledge allegiance to Messenger of Allah?" As we
had taken oath of allegiance shortly before, we said, "We have already
done so, O Messenger of Allah." He again asked, "Would you not pledge
allegiance to Messenger of Allah?" So we stretched out our hands and said,
"We have already made our pledge with you, O Messenger of Allah, on what
should we make a pledge with you?" He said, "To worship Allah and not
to associate anything with Him, to perform the five (daily) Salat and to
obey." Then he added in a low tone, "And not to ask people for
anything." Thereafter, I noticed that some of these people who were present
did not ask anyone to pick up even the whip for them if it fell from their
hands.
530-"If
one of you would keep begging (of people) until he meets Allah (on the Day of
Resurrection) his face will be without a shred of flesh."
531-Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them)
reported:
While Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
was on his pulpit (in the mosque) delivering a Khutbah (religious talk) about
Sadaqah (charity) and begging, he said, "The upper hand is better than the
lower hand, the upper hand is the one which gives and the lower hand is the
begging one."
532-"He
who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking only for a live coal. It is
up to him to decrease it or increase it."
533-"Begging
is a cut that a person inflicts upon his face; except for asking a ruler, or
under the stress of circumstances from which there is no escape."
534-"He
who suffers poverty and seeks relief from people, he will not be relieved; but
he who seeks relief from Allah Alone, he will be relieved sooner or
later."
535-Thauban (May Allah
be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said, "He who guarantees me that he will not beg anything from anyone, I
will guarantee him (to enter) Jannah." I said, "I give you the
guarantee." Then Thauban (May Allah be pleased with him) never begged
anything from anyone.
536-Qabisah bin
Al-Mukhariq (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I stood as surety for a debt and came to
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
to seek his help in discharging it. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said, "Wait till we receive charity and I shall give you out of it."
He (ﷺ)
added, "O Qabisah, begging is not lawful except for three people. One who
has incurred debt (for assuming guarantee), for him begging is permissible till
the guarantee is discharged and he should then refrain; a person whose property
has been destroyed by a calamity is allowed to beg till he attains
self-sufficiency; a person who meets with dire necessity (due to hunger)
provided that three men of understanding from his people affirm the genuineness
(of his poverty), for him begging is lawful till he attains means of his
subsistence. Other than these, O Qabisah, anything received through begging is
unlawful, its recipient devours it unlawfully."
537-Abu Hurairah (May
Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said, "A needy person is not the one who goes from door to door, begging
and is turned away with a morsel or two or with a date or two. But a needy
person is the one who does not have enough to live upon, and neither from his
appearance it occurs that he is needy and should be given alms, nor does he
himself beg anything from others."
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This shows the importance of verifying the
information that we receive.
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PERMISSIBLITY OF ACQUIRING WEALTH WITHOUT BEGGING
538-Salim, son of Abdullah bin 'Umar,
from his father Abdullah; from 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
would give me some gift, but I would say: "Give it to someone who needs it
more than I." Thereupon he (ﷺ)
would say, "Take it when it comes to you without begging and without
greed, and add it to your property. Then use it yourself or give it away in
charity. As for the rest, do not crave it."
Salim said: 'Abdullah bin 'Umar would never ask anything from anyone,
nor would he refuse accepting it when it was given to him.
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The wealth is needed to preserve
your/the religion.
Shaykh Abdul-Karim al-Khudayr said:
نصوص الكتاب كلها بتقديم المال على النفس وذلكم لأهمية المال
في هذا الباب في النفس
This
shows the importance of striving with one’s wealth to uphold what is right
and to spread goodness, because:
1-Some
people are attached to their wealth and won’t give it up, so how about
anything else?
2-For
others they can’t do anything physical so their reward is in the material.
3-Allah
had made sharing in goodness easy.
4-The
religion doesn’t actually want violence if there is another (often financial)
solution.
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ENCOURAGMENT TO
GAIN ONE’S OWN PROVISIONS AND NOT TO ACCEPT HANDOUTS
وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ
أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ
فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
63:10
539-"It is far better for
you to take your rope, go to the mountain, (cut some firewood) carry it on your
back, and sell it and thereby save your face than begging from people whether
they give you or refuse."
540-"It is better for anyone
of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone
whether he gives him or refuses."
541-The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(Prophet) Dawud (ﷺ) ate only out of that which he earned through his manual
work."
542-Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said, "(Prophet) Zakariyya (ﷺ)
was a carpenter."
543-"No food is better to
man than that which he earns through his manual work. Dawud (ﷺ), the Prophet of Allah, ate only out of his earnings from his
manual work."
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Lessons from
this chapter:
-Allah chose
for the best of his creation to be employed
-The best of
those who work and not show arrogance/laziness
-Working is
an act of worship and has a narration is out “in the sake of Allah”
-The best of
those which benefits a person himself and others
-Some jobs
are Fardh Kifayah
- Laziness stems from being
over ambitions or too relaxed without any goals, rather one must be balanced
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And Allah Knows best
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