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Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity.

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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"No one gives charity from what is pure—

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and Allah only accepts what is pure—

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but that the Most Merciful takes it with His Right Hand,

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even if it be a single date,

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and it grows in the palm of the Most Merciful

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until it becomes greater than a mountain,

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just as one of you nurtures his young horse or his young camel."

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Recorded by Muslim.

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The meaning of the hadith is:

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That Allah the Exalted only accepts charity that is earned through pure means.

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He accepts even a small amount, even if it is only a single date.

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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, accepts it with His Right Hand as an honor to it.

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Then He causes it to grow and multiplies its reward so that it will be heavy on the scales.

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Just as a person nurtures his young horse,

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which is the foal of a horse,

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that requires care and upbringing,

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or his young camel,

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which is the offspring of a she-camel once it has been weaned from its mother’s milk,

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until the charity becomes like a mountain in size and weight on the Day of Resurrection.