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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has said:

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“Lo! those who read the Scripture of Allah, and establish worship, and spend of that which We have bestowed on them secretly and openly, they look forward to imperishable gain,” (35:29)

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"Upon every soul, for every day the sun rises, there is a charity due from it on its own behalf."

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I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, from where shall I give charity when we possess no wealth?"

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He replied, "Indeed, among the doors of charity are saying 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest),"

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"and 'SubhanAllah' (Glory be to Allah), and 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah),"

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"and 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but Allah),"

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"and seeking forgiveness from Allah,"

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"and enjoining the good,"

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"and forbidding the evil,"

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"and removing thorns, bones, or stones from the path of the people,"

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"and guiding the blind,"

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"and helping the deaf and the mute to understand until they comprehend,"

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"and directing the one who seeks guidance to a need of his whose location you know,"

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"and hastening with the strength of your legs to the aid of the distressed who calls for help,"

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"and lifting with the strength of your arms the weak,"

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"all of that is a form of charity from you on your own behalf."

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"And you have a reward in your intimacy with your wife."

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Abu Dharr asked,

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"How can I have a reward for satisfying my desire?"

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied,

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"Tell me, if you had a child,"

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"and he grew up, and you hoped for his goodness,"

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"then he died,"

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"would you seek the reward from Allah for him?"

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I said, "Yes."

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He said,

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"Did you create him?"

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He replied,

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"Rather, Allah created him."

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He said,

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"Did you guide him?"

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He replied,

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"Rather, Allah guided him."

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He said,

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"Did you provide for him?"

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He replied,

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"Rather, Allah provides for him."

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He said,

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"Likewise, place it in what is lawful,"

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"and avoid what is unlawful,"

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"then if Allah wills, He will keep him alive,"

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"and if He wills, He will cause him to die,"

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"and you shall have a reward."

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Narrated by Ahmad.

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And in another narration:

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"And two rak'ahs performed during the forenoon (Duha) suffice for all of that."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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A benefit:

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If the People of the Heights (Ashab al-A'raf) had added but one single good deed to their scale,

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their scales would have been heavy,

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and they would have become among the people of Paradise.

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So hasten before you depart.

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Al-Sha'bi, may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him, said:

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"Whoever does not see himself as being in greater need of the reward of charity"

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"than the poor person is in need of the charity itself,"

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"has nullified his charity,"

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"and it will be struck back against his own face."

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Sometimes.