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CHAPTER 10. If a person gives something in charity to his own son unknowingly.

719. عَنْ مَعْن بْن يَزِيدَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَأَبِي وَجَدّي, وَخَطَبَ عَلَيّ فَأَنْكَحَنِي, وَخاصَمْتُ إِلَيْهِ: كانَ أَبِي يَزِيدُ أَخْرَجَ دَنَانِيرَ يَتَصَدّقُ بِهَا, فَوَضَعَهَا عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ في المَسْجِدِ, فَجِئْتُ فَأَخَذْتُهَا, فَأَتَيْتُه بِهَا, فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ ما إِيّاكَ أَرَدْتُ, فَخَاصَمْتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم, فَقَالَ: (لَكَ ما نَوَيْتَ يَا يَزِيدُ, وَلَكَ ما أَخَذْتَ يَا مَعْنُ). رواه البخاري: 1422

719. Narrated Ma’n bin YazId رضى الله عنه : My grandfather, my father and I gave the Bai’a (pledge) to Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم . The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم got me engaged and then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with a complaint…… My father YazId had given some gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in the mosque (to give them to the poor) but I went and took them and brought them to him (my father). My father said, By Allâh! I did not intend to give them to you. I took (the case) to Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم . On that Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, O YazId! You will be rewarded for what you intended. O Ma’n! Whatever you have taken is yours.

SUBJECTS COVERED

HADEETH  719

Three generations of one family embracing Islam.

Allah’s favours upon Ma’n bin Yazid  رضى الله عنه.

The validity of zakah if it is distributed to one’s son.

Taking one’s father to court.

Divorcing one’s wife at the request of one’s father.

HADEETH  720

All involved in the giving of zakah are rewarded.

Can a woman give in charity from her husband’s wealth?

Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم would always give his own sadaqah  and prepare water for wudhu himself

HADEETH  721

The upper hand is better than the lower hand.

Only giving that much in charity that you do not become dependent yourself

The permissibility of giving in charity or going on Hajj and Umrah whilst in debt.

Do not be too stingy or too generous.

Whoever seeks abstention, Allah will make him abstemious.

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CHAPTER 6. Protect yourself from Hellfire even with a half date, or with a little object of charity.

715. عَنْ عائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ لَهَا تَسْأَلُ, فَلَمْ تَجِدْ عِنْدِي شَيْئًا غَيْرَ تَمْرَةٍ, فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا إِيّاهَا, فَقَسَمَتْهَا بَيْنَ ابْنَتَيْهَا, وَلَمْ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا, ثُمّ قَامَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ, فَدَخَلَ النّبِيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَيْنَا فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ, فَقَالَ النّبِيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: (مَنِ ابْتُلِيَ مِنْ هذِهِ الْبَنَاتِ بِشَيْءٍ كُنّ لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النّارِ). رواه البخاري: 1418

715. Narrated A’isha رضى الله عنها : A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came and I informed him about this story. He said, Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from Hellfire. (2:499O.B.)

SUBJECTS COVERED

HADEETH  715

Only three dates in the house of A’ishah رضى الله عنها .

Motherly compassion.

Are daughters a burden?

The birth of a baby girl is not welcomed in some societies.

The position of daughters in the Days of Ignorance.

Thinking of daughters as a stigma.

The Muslim male should provide, care for and protect his womenfolk.

HADEETH  716

Giving in charity when you have the greatest desire for wealth.

Better to spend earlier rather than later.

HADEETH  717

The meaning of ‘the wife with the longest arm.’

Zainab bint Jash  رضى الله عنها was the most generous of the Noble Mothers in giving in charity.

-  A marriage in the heavens.

-  She was the refuge of the orphans and widows.

-  She would earn just to give in charity.

-  An example of her generosity.

HADEETH  718

All praise belongs to Allah.

The effects of sincere deeds.

What happens if you give zakah to a person that is not allowed to receive it?  Will you need to pay zakah again?

Who is ineligible for receiving zakah?

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CHAPTER 4. As Sadaqah (charity) must be from money earned honestly.

709. عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: (مَنْ تَصَدّقَ بِعَدْلِ تَمْرَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيّبٍ, وَلاَ يَقْبَلُ اللهُ إِلاّ الطّيّبَ, فَإِنّ اللهَ يَتَقَبّلُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ, ثُمّ يُرَبّيهَا لِصَاحِبِهَا, كما يُرَبّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوّهُ, حَتّى تَكُونَ مِثْلَ الجَبَلِ). رواه البخاري: 1410

709. Narrated Abu Huraira رضى الله عنه : Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, If one gives in charity what equals one datefruit from the honestly earned money and Allâh accepts only the honestly earned money Allâh takes it in His Right (Hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much so that it becomes as big as a mountain. (2:491O.B.)

SUBJECTS COVERED

HADEETH 709

Understanding the Attributes of Allah.

The nurturing of charity by Allah

The need to give charity from the purest of wealth.

Placing yourself at the receiving end.

Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وس was blessed with concise but comprehensive speech.

HADEETH 710

Minor occurences of signs of the Day of Judgement.

The elimination of poverty.

The reign of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz رحمة الله عليهم.

HADEETH 711

Give charity before you are refused. HADEETH 712

The need to spend in charity before we die.

Giving just before death is not piety. HADEETH 713

Forty women seeking security and care in one man.

HADEETH 714

Understanding the weight measures and currencies mentioned in the ahadeeth.

The sahabah رضى الله عنهم would earn just to give in charity.

Islam does not prevent earning.

The first book written on economics.

The Islamic approach to the acquisition of wealth.

What would the rich amongst the Sahabah رضى الله عنهم do with their wealth?

Uthman رضى الله عنه being pardoned by Allah.

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CHAPTER 3. A property from which the Zakât is paid is not a AlKanz.

708. عَنْ أَبي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ النّبِيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: (لَيْسَ فِيما دُونَ خَمْسِ أَوَاقٍ صَدَقَةٌ, وَلَيْسَ فِيما دُونَ خَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ صَدَقَةٌ, وَلَيْسَ فِيما دُونَ خَمْسَةِ أَوْسُقٍ صَدَقَةٌ). رواه البخاري: 1405 .

708. Narrated Abu Sa’Id AlKhudri رضى الله عنه : Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, No Zakât is due on property mounting to less than five Uqiyâ (of silver), and no Zakât is due on less than five camels, and there is no Zakât on less than five Wasq. (A Wasq equals 60 Sa’) (1 Sa’ = 3 kgs approx.). (See Nisâb: in the glossary) (2:487O.B.)

SUBJECTS COVERED

CHAPTER 3

What constitutes hoarding of wealth?

What does ‘kanz’ (and its derivatives) mean?

Abu Dharr al Ghifari’s رضى الله عنه opinion on accumulating wealth based on verses of Surah Taubah.

Is the acquisition of wealth encouraged in Islam? The Islamic perspective compared with socialism and communism.

Abu Dharr al Ghifari’s رضى الله عنه propagation of his viewpoint and the response of the people.

The virtue of teaching ilm.

The prophecy of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم regarding Abu Dharr al Ghifari رضى الله عنه.

‘He has come alone just as he shall live alone and die alone’

The Battle of Tabuk.

Abdullah ibn Masud رضى الله عنه and the group of pious believers you prayed jinazah salah over Abu Dharr al Ghifari رضى الله عنه.

HADEETH 708

What is the technical difference between zakah, sadaqah and lillah?

The threshold (nisaab) for paying zakah

What is the equivalent value of a dirham and dinar today?

The amount of water Rasulullah سبحانه وتعالى would use for wudhu & ghusl.

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704. Narrated Abu Huraira رضى الله عنه : A bedouin came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said, Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise, if I do it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, Worship Allâh, and worship none along with Him, perform IqâmatasSalât, pay the compulsory Zakât, and observe Saum (fasts) in the month of Ramadân. The bedouin said, By Him, in Whose Hands my soul (life) is, I will not do more than this. When he (the bedouin) left, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, Whoever likes to see a man of Paradise, then he may look at this man. (2:480O.B.)

SUBJECTS COVERED

HADEETH  704

Does this hadeeth imply that one will attain salvation even if one sins or does not act on other obligations not mentioned in this narration?

A single hadeeth or a verse of the Qur’an must be understood in context.

HADEETH  705

The false Prophets during the time of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم.

Musaylima Kadhdhab’s claim to Prophethood.

Incorrect view that there was widespread apostasy in Arabia after Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم passed away.

Musaylima Kadhdhab’s letter to Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم and Rasulullah’s صلى الله عليه وسل reply.

Musaylima Kadhdhab’s bizarre ‘verses’ and antics.

A group that believed zakah was only payable to Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسل.

The Battles against the apostates.

There is no distinction between salah and zakah.

The killing of Musaylima Kadhdhab and his followers.

HADEETH  706

Wealth for which one does not pay zakah  shall transform and punish the owner on the Day of Judgement.

Animals on which zakah was due shall punish their owners if zakah is withheld.

The great quake on the Day of Judgement.

The meaning of ‘milked upon the water’ as mentioned in this hadeeth.

Mounting a sin.

HADEETH  707

The Punishment for withholding zakah.

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702. Narrated Ibn ‘Abbâs رضى الله عنهما : The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Mu’âdh رضى الله عنه to Yemen and said, Invite the people to testify that Lâ ilâha illAllâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) and I am Allâh’s Messenger (Islâmic Monotheism), and if they obey you to do so, then inform them that Allâh has enjoined on them five Salât (prayers) in every day and night (in twentyfour hours), and if they obey you to do so, then inform them that Allâh has made it obligatory for them to pay the Sadaqa (Zakât) from their properties and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor among them. (2:478O.B.)

SUBJECTS COVERED

The order of books in Saheeh al Bukhari

Salah & zakah are together often in the Qur’an.

The meaning of zakah

Charity does not decrease wealth

The meaning of riba

Riba diminishes whilst zakah actually grows with Allah.

Zakah is not a tax.

HADEETH  702

The religion of Yemen at the time of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  

The poor have a share in the wealth of the rich.

The economic justice of Islam.

Zakah is only to be paid to Muslims.

HADEETH  703

The character and nature of Bedouins.

Allah would take offence at ill behaviour towards Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم  but he himself would not.

Seeing softness and humbleness as a weakness.

Pleasing and pacifying one’s wife when she is angry.

Pushing one’s husband too far when he is angry.

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