1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:09,779 Riyadh as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous) from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 2 00:00:09,779 --> 00:00:17,309 Chapter: Generosity, Magnanimity, and Spending in Avenues of Good 3 00:00:17,309 --> 00:00:22,170 Out of Trust in Allah Almighty. 4 00:00:22,170 --> 00:00:25,170 On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 5 00:00:25,170 --> 00:00:27,170 That they slaughtered a sheep, 6 00:00:27,170 --> 00:00:31,170 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked: 7 00:00:31,170 --> 00:00:33,170 "What remains of it?" 8 00:00:33,170 --> 00:00:34,170 She replied: 9 00:00:34,170 --> 00:00:37,170 "Nothing remains of it except its shoulder." 10 00:00:37,170 --> 00:00:39,259 He said: 11 00:00:39,259 --> 00:00:42,259 "All of it remains except its shoulder." 12 00:00:42,259 --> 00:00:44,359 Narrated by at-Tirmidhi. 13 00:00:44,359 --> 00:00:46,420 The meaning is: 14 00:00:46,420 --> 00:00:49,420 They gave it all in charity except for its shoulder. 15 00:00:49,420 --> 00:00:51,420 So he said: 16 00:00:51,420 --> 00:00:55,420 "It has been preserved for us in the Hereafter, except for its shoulder." 17 00:00:55,420 --> 00:00:58,259 Among the lessons of the hadith: 18 00:00:58,259 --> 00:01:02,450 Encouragement to give charity and to attach great importance to it, 19 00:01:02,450 --> 00:01:06,450 And that a person should not consider what he spends in it to be too much. 20 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:13,280 It demonstrates the generosity of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and his household. 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:18,280 A servant's true wealth is what he sends forth and whose reward is stored with Allah. 22 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,890 Allah does not let the reward of anyone who does good deeds go to waste; 23 00:01:22,890 --> 00:01:26,890 Rather, He preserves it and grants it to him in full on the Day of Resurrection. 24 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:33,069 On the authority of Asma' bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both, 25 00:01:33,069 --> 00:01:38,069 She said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, told me: 26 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:42,069 "Do not tie up your provisions, lest Allah withhold provisions from you." 27 00:01:42,069 --> 00:01:48,200 In another narration: "Spend, give generously, or bestow gifts, 28 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,200 And do not count your wealth, lest Allah withhold from you, 29 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,230 And do not hoard in vessels, lest Allah withhold His abundance from you." 30 00:01:55,230 --> 00:01:57,359 Agreed upon. 31 00:01:57,359 --> 00:02:00,489 "Infahi" (give generously) carries the same meaning as "anfiqi" (spend), 32 00:02:00,489 --> 00:02:03,489 As does "andahi" (bestow). 33 00:02:03,489 --> 00:02:11,319 "Do not tie up" means: do not hoard, tightly bind what you possess, or withhold what is in your hands, 34 00:02:11,319 --> 00:02:14,509 "Lest it be tied up" means: lest sustenance be cut off from you. 35 00:02:14,509 --> 00:02:21,539 "Do not count" means: do not cling to wealth, counting and hoarding it without spending it, 36 00:02:21,539 --> 00:02:24,900 "Lest Allah count against you," 37 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:29,900 Meaning He withholds sustenance from you and subjects you to a strict reckoning on the Day of Resurrection. 38 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:35,250 "Do not hoard in vessels" means: do not withhold your surplus wealth, 39 00:02:35,250 --> 00:02:38,379 "Lest Allah withhold from you," 40 00:02:38,379 --> 00:02:43,379 Meaning Allah treats you with strictness and withholds His favor and bounty from you. 41 00:02:43,379 --> 00:02:47,270 Among the lessons of the hadith: 42 00:02:47,270 --> 00:02:50,460 An emphasis on and urging toward spending in charity. 43 00:02:50,460 --> 00:02:54,849 A prohibition against withholding charity out of fear of depletion, 44 00:02:54,849 --> 00:02:58,849 For that is among the greatest causes of cutting off blessing, 45 00:02:58,849 --> 00:03:03,849 Because Allah, Glorified is He, rewards giving without measure. 46 00:03:03,849 --> 00:03:10,460 It is of the justice of Allah Almighty that the recompense corresponds to the nature of the deed. 47 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:14,870 Whoever knows that Allah provides for him from where he does not expect, 48 00:03:14,870 --> 00:03:18,870 It is his duty to spend and not meticulously calculate. 49 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:23,090 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 50 00:03:23,090 --> 00:03:28,090 That he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 51 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:31,280 "The likeness of the miser and the generous spender 52 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,280 Is that of two men wearing two coats of armor made of iron, 53 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,280 Covering them from their chests to their collarbones. 54 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,310 As for the spender, 55 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:43,310 Whenever he spends, it expands 56 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:47,310 Or lengthens over his skin until it covers his fingertips 57 00:03:47,310 --> 00:03:49,310 And erases his footprints as he walks. 58 00:03:49,310 --> 00:03:51,340 As for the miser, 59 00:03:51,340 --> 00:03:54,340 Whenever he wishes to spend anything, 60 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:58,340 Every ring locks tightly in its place; 61 00:03:58,340 --> 00:04:02,469 He tries to loosen it, but it does not expand." 62 00:04:02,469 --> 00:04:04,599 Agreed upon. 63 00:04:04,599 --> 00:04:07,629 "Al-Junnah" means the coat of armor. 64 00:04:07,629 --> 00:04:13,629 The meaning is that whenever the spender gives, it expands and elongates 65 00:04:13,629 --> 00:04:15,629 Until it trails behind him, 66 00:04:15,629 --> 00:04:19,629 Covering his feet and erasing the traces of his steps. 67 00:04:19,629 --> 00:04:24,399 "Taraqihima" is the plural of "tarquwah" (collarbone), 68 00:04:24,399 --> 00:04:29,399 Which is the bone between the pit of the throat and the shoulder on either side. 69 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:31,589 "Sabaghat" 70 00:04:31,589 --> 00:04:33,589 Means it extended and covered. 71 00:04:33,589 --> 00:04:35,660 "Wafarat" 72 00:04:35,660 --> 00:04:37,660 Means it became full and complete. 73 00:04:37,660 --> 00:04:39,660 "Bananuhu" 74 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:40,660 Means his fingers or fingertips. 75 00:04:40,660 --> 00:04:42,660 "Ta'fu atharahu" 76 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:46,750 Means it conceals his footprints and hides them so they do not show. 77 00:04:46,750 --> 00:04:48,750 "Laziqat" 78 00:04:48,750 --> 00:04:51,300 Means it contracted and clung tightly. 79 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:53,519 Among the lessons of the hadith: 80 00:04:53,519 --> 00:05:00,000 Parables serve as evidence for the superiority of the charitable person over the miser. 81 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Charity expiates sins, 82 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:09,000 Just as a trailing garment erases the footprints of its wearer as its hem sweeps over them. 83 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,420 A true promise to the charitable person of blessing and divine aid, 84 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:17,420 As well as concealment of faults and protection from affliction, 85 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:20,930 Because charity repels calamity. 86 00:05:20,930 --> 00:05:24,930 The miser will be branded with his hoarded treasure in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. 87 00:05:24,930 --> 00:05:29,819 A promise from Allah that the miser will be exposed. 88 00:05:29,819 --> 00:05:32,819 When the generous person intends to give charity, 89 00:05:32,819 --> 00:05:35,819 His heart expands and his soul feels joyous and willing, 90 00:05:35,819 --> 00:05:39,819 Whereas when the miser contemplates giving charity, 91 00:05:39,819 --> 00:05:43,819 He becomes stingy, his chest tightens, and his hands clench. 92 00:05:43,819 --> 00:05:48,980 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 93 00:05:48,980 --> 00:05:51,980 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 94 00:05:51,980 --> 00:05:56,980 "Whoever gives the equivalent of a date in charity from lawful earnings— 95 00:05:56,980 --> 00:05:59,980 And Allah accepts only that which is good and lawful— 96 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:02,980 Allah accepts it with His right hand, 97 00:06:02,980 --> 00:06:08,980 Then nurtures it for its owner just as one of you raises his foal, 98 00:06:08,980 --> 00:06:11,980 Until it becomes like a mountain." 99 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:14,170 Agreed upon. 100 00:06:14,170 --> 00:06:17,389 "Al-Faluw" is a young weaned foal. 101 00:06:17,389 --> 00:06:23,829 "The equivalent" means its worth from good, lawful earnings 102 00:06:23,829 --> 00:06:26,829 Free from deceit and deception. 103 00:06:26,829 --> 00:06:30,500 Among the lessons of the hadith: 104 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:34,759 Allah does not accept charity unless it comes from pure and lawful wealth, 105 00:06:34,759 --> 00:06:39,759 Because Allah Almighty is Pure and accepts only that which is pure. 106 00:06:39,759 --> 00:06:44,110 Allah multiplies the charity given from lawful earnings 107 00:06:44,110 --> 00:06:47,560 Until it becomes like a massive mountain. 108 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,560 Affirmation of the attribute of the two Hands for Allah, 109 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,680 And both of His Hands are right. 110 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,680 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 111 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,709 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 112 00:07:01,709 --> 00:07:05,709 "While a man was walking in a barren desert, 113 00:07:05,709 --> 00:07:08,709 He heard a voice in a cloud saying: 114 00:07:08,709 --> 00:07:11,709 'Water the garden of so-and-so.' 115 00:07:11,709 --> 00:07:13,709 Thereupon that cloud moved away 116 00:07:13,709 --> 00:07:16,709 And poured its water over a stony volcanic tract. 117 00:07:16,709 --> 00:07:19,709 Suddenly, one of the watercourses 118 00:07:19,709 --> 00:07:22,709 Captured all of that water. 119 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:24,779 So he followed the water 120 00:07:24,779 --> 00:07:27,779 And found a man standing in his garden, 121 00:07:27,779 --> 00:07:30,779 Channeling the water with his shovel. 122 00:07:30,779 --> 00:07:32,870 He asked him: 123 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:35,870 'O servant of Allah, what is your name?' 124 00:07:35,870 --> 00:07:37,899 He replied: 'So-and-so,' 125 00:07:37,899 --> 00:07:40,899 Giving the exact name he had heard from the cloud. 126 00:07:40,899 --> 00:07:42,899 The man then asked: 127 00:07:42,899 --> 00:07:43,899 'O servant of Allah, 128 00:07:43,899 --> 00:07:46,899 Why do you ask me my name?' 129 00:07:46,899 --> 00:07:47,899 He replied: 130 00:07:47,899 --> 00:07:53,939 'I heard a voice in the cloud from which this water came, saying: 131 00:07:53,939 --> 00:07:55,939 "Water the garden of so-and-so," 132 00:07:55,939 --> 00:07:57,939 Naming you. 133 00:07:57,939 --> 00:07:59,939 What do you do with it?' 134 00:07:59,939 --> 00:08:01,939 He said: 135 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:03,939 'Since you ask this, 136 00:08:03,939 --> 00:08:07,939 I look at what it produces: 137 00:08:07,939 --> 00:08:09,939 I give one-third of it in charity, 138 00:08:09,939 --> 00:08:12,939 I and my family eat one-third, 139 00:08:12,939 --> 00:08:14,939 And I return one-third back into it.' " 140 00:08:14,939 --> 00:08:17,100 Narrated by Muslim. 141 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:19,480 "Al-Harrah" 142 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,480 Is land covered with black volcanic stones. 143 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,769 "Ash-Sharjah" 144 00:08:24,769 --> 00:08:26,769 Is a stream or watercourse. 145 00:08:26,769 --> 00:08:30,139 "Bi-falah" 146 00:08:30,139 --> 00:08:33,139 Refers to a barren land devoid of water. 147 00:08:33,139 --> 00:08:34,340 "Hadiqah" 148 00:08:34,340 --> 00:08:36,340 Means an orchard or garden. 149 00:08:36,340 --> 00:08:38,429 "What it produces" 150 00:08:38,429 --> 00:08:41,429 Means its crops, grain, and fruit. 151 00:08:41,429 --> 00:08:44,200 Among the lessons of the hadith: 152 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:48,460 Miraculous wonders occurred among past nations, 153 00:08:48,460 --> 00:08:50,460 And we do not accept any of them as true 154 00:08:50,460 --> 00:08:55,460 Except what has been authentically transmitted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 155 00:08:55,460 --> 00:09:02,059 The virtue of drawing closer to Allah Almighty by spending on one's family and the needy. 156 00:09:02,059 --> 00:09:07,639 Certain angels are entrusted with provisions or clouds. 157 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:11,250 Affirmation of the miracles (karamat) of the righteous allies of Allah, 158 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:15,250 Who are those who believe and remain mindful of Allah. 159 00:09:15,250 --> 00:09:20,840 Chapter: The Prohibition of Stinginess and Miserliness 160 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,629 Allah Almighty said: 161 00:09:24,629 --> 00:09:29,860 "As for him who withholds, considers himself self-sufficient, and denies the best reward, 162 00:09:29,860 --> 00:09:32,860 We will ease him toward hardship." 163 00:09:32,860 --> 00:09:37,860 “His riches will not save him when he perisheth.” (92:11) 164 00:09:37,860 --> 00:09:40,049 And Allah Almighty said: 165 00:09:41,049 --> 00:09:47,049 "And whoever is saved from the greed of his soul—it is they who are the successful." 166 00:09:47,049 --> 00:09:49,460 As for the hadiths, 167 00:09:49,460 --> 00:09:53,460 A number of them have already been mentioned in the preceding chapter. 168 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:57,679 On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, 169 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,679 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 170 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:03,679 "Beware of injustice, 171 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,679 For injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Resurrection; 172 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,679 And beware of greed, 173 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,679 For greed destroyed those who came before you: 174 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,679 It drove them to shed each other's blood 175 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,679 And to violate each other's sanctities." 176 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,679 Narrated by Muslim. 177 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:26,779 Riyadh as-Salihin.