Charity aayahs and hadiths.
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Charity aayahs and
hadiths
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 63 Surah
Munafiqoon verse 10:
Spend (in the Cause of Allah) from the
provisions that We have given you before death should come to any of you and
then he should say, "O my Lord, why did You not reprieve me awhile that I
should have given in charity and become of the righteous." But Allah does
not at all reprieve a person when his term comes to an end, and Allah is well
aware of what you all do.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 261:
The charity of those who expend their wealth in
the Way of Allah may be likened to a grain of corn, which produces seven ears
and each ear yields a hundred grains. Likewise Allah develops manifold the
charity of anyone He pleases, for He is All-Embracing, All-Wise.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah, verse 254:
O ye who beleive, spend of the wealth We have
bestowed upon you (in Allah's way), before the Day comes when there shall be no
buying and no selling; when neither friendship nor intercession will be of any
avail.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 274:
274 Those who spend of their goods (in charity) by night and by day in
secret and in public shall have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be
no fear nor shall they grieve.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 110:
110 And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: and whatever good
ye send forth for your souls before you ye shall find it with Allah; for Allah
sees well all that ye do.
Hadith Qudsi 11
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said that Allah
The Glorious and Exalted Says: ‘Spend (on charity), O son of Adam, and I shall
spend on you.’
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.11 Narrated by Abu Huraira
A man asked the Prophet (saws), "O
Allah's Messenger (saws)! What kind of charity is the best?" He (saws) replied.
"To give in charity when you are healthy and greedy hoping to be wealthy
and afraid of becoming poor. Don't delay giving in charity till the time when
you are on the death bed when you say, 'Give so much to so-and-so and so much
to so-and so,' as at that time the property is not yours but it belongs to
so-and-so (i.e. your inheritors)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.492 Narrated by Haritha bin Wahab
I heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "O
people! Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will wander
about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it, and
one (who will be requested to take it) will say, "If you had brought it
yesterday, I would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.793 Narrated by Adi bin Hatim
I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) saying,
"Save yourself from the (Hell) Fire even with half a date (to be given in
charity); and if you do not find a half date, then with a good pleasant
word."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 2860 Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘A man giving a
dirham as sadaqah (charity) during his life is better than giving one hundred
dirhams as charity at the moment of his death.’
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.543 Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Envy is
not permissible except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the knowledge of
the Book and he recites it during the hours of the night, and a man whom Allah
has given wealth, and he spends it in charity during the night and the hours of
the day."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.764 Narrated by Asma
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Give (in
charity) and do not give reluctantly lest Allah should give you in a limited
amount; and do not withhold your money lest Allah should withhold it from
you."
Abu Kabshah al Anmari
reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "I swear upon three (things) and
ask you to memorize my words: ‘Sadaqah (charity) given from a property never
decreases it; a man who suffers injustice and is patient with it, Allah will
grant him strength; a man who starts begging, Allah will cause him to be
poor."
Related by
Tirmidhi.
Abu Hurairah reported
that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Allah receives charity by His
right hand, and then He causes it to grow for each of you. Just as you raise a
horse, colt, foal, or young weaned camel, so that morsel becomes as large as
the Mount of 'Uhud."
Related by Ahmad and Tirmidhi.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 7061 Narrated by Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘The son of
Adam claims: ‘My wealth! My wealth!..... O son of Adam, is there anything as your
belonging except that which you consumed, which you utilized, or which you wore
and then it was worn out, or that which you gave as charity and sent it forward
(for the life Hereafter)?’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1527 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘Charity obliterates
sins just as water extinguishes fire.’
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister