WEBVTT 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. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:17.309 Chapter: Generosity, Magnanimity, and Spending in Avenues of Good 00:00:17.309 --> 00:00:22.170 Out of Trust in Allah Almighty. 00:00:22.170 --> 00:00:25.170 On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:00:25.170 --> 00:00:27.170 That they slaughtered a sheep, 00:00:27.170 --> 00:00:31.170 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked: 00:00:31.170 --> 00:00:33.170 "What remains of it?" 00:00:33.170 --> 00:00:34.170 She replied: 00:00:34.170 --> 00:00:37.170 "Nothing remains of it except its shoulder." 00:00:37.170 --> 00:00:39.259 He said: 00:00:39.259 --> 00:00:42.259 "All of it remains except its shoulder." 00:00:42.259 --> 00:00:44.359 Narrated by at-Tirmidhi. 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:46.420 The meaning is: 00:00:46.420 --> 00:00:49.420 They gave it all in charity except for its shoulder. 00:00:49.420 --> 00:00:51.420 So he said: 00:00:51.420 --> 00:00:55.420 "It has been preserved for us in the Hereafter, except for its shoulder." 00:00:55.420 --> 00:00:58.259 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:00:58.259 --> 00:01:02.450 Encouragement to give charity and to attach great importance to it, 00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:06.450 And that a person should not consider what he spends in it to be too much. 00:01:06.450 --> 00:01:13.280 It demonstrates the generosity of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and his household. 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. 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:22.890 Allah does not let the reward of anyone who does good deeds go to waste; 00:01:22.890 --> 00:01:26.890 Rather, He preserves it and grants it to him in full on the Day of Resurrection. 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, 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: 00:01:38.069 --> 00:01:42.069 "Do not tie up your provisions, lest Allah withhold provisions from you." 00:01:42.069 --> 00:01:48.200 In another narration: "Spend, give generously, or bestow gifts, 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.200 And do not count your wealth, lest Allah withhold from you, 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:55.230 And do not hoard in vessels, lest Allah withhold His abundance from you." 00:01:55.230 --> 00:01:57.359 Agreed upon. 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:00.489 "Infahi" (give generously) carries the same meaning as "anfiqi" (spend), 00:02:00.489 --> 00:02:03.489 As does "andahi" (bestow). 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, 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.509 "Lest it be tied up" means: lest sustenance be cut off from you. 00:02:14.509 --> 00:02:21.539 "Do not count" means: do not cling to wealth, counting and hoarding it without spending it, 00:02:21.539 --> 00:02:24.900 "Lest Allah count against you," 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. 00:02:29.900 --> 00:02:35.250 "Do not hoard in vessels" means: do not withhold your surplus wealth, 00:02:35.250 --> 00:02:38.379 "Lest Allah withhold from you," 00:02:38.379 --> 00:02:43.379 Meaning Allah treats you with strictness and withholds His favor and bounty from you. 00:02:43.379 --> 00:02:47.270 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:02:47.270 --> 00:02:50.460 An emphasis on and urging toward spending in charity. 00:02:50.460 --> 00:02:54.849 A prohibition against withholding charity out of fear of depletion, 00:02:54.849 --> 00:02:58.849 For that is among the greatest causes of cutting off blessing, 00:02:58.849 --> 00:03:03.849 Because Allah, Glorified is He, rewards giving without measure. 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. 00:03:10.460 --> 00:03:14.870 Whoever knows that Allah provides for him from where he does not expect, 00:03:14.870 --> 00:03:18.870 It is his duty to spend and not meticulously calculate. 00:03:18.870 --> 00:03:23.090 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:23.090 --> 00:03:28.090 That he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 00:03:28.090 --> 00:03:31.280 "The likeness of the miser and the generous spender 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:35.280 Is that of two men wearing two coats of armor made of iron, 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:39.280 Covering them from their chests to their collarbones. 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:41.310 As for the spender, 00:03:41.310 --> 00:03:43.310 Whenever he spends, it expands 00:03:43.310 --> 00:03:47.310 Or lengthens over his skin until it covers his fingertips 00:03:47.310 --> 00:03:49.310 And erases his footprints as he walks. 00:03:49.310 --> 00:03:51.340 As for the miser, 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:54.340 Whenever he wishes to spend anything, 00:03:54.340 --> 00:03:58.340 Every ring locks tightly in its place; 00:03:58.340 --> 00:04:02.469 He tries to loosen it, but it does not expand." 00:04:02.469 --> 00:04:04.599 Agreed upon. 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:07.629 "Al-Junnah" means the coat of armor. 00:04:07.629 --> 00:04:13.629 The meaning is that whenever the spender gives, it expands and elongates 00:04:13.629 --> 00:04:15.629 Until it trails behind him, 00:04:15.629 --> 00:04:19.629 Covering his feet and erasing the traces of his steps. 00:04:19.629 --> 00:04:24.399 "Taraqihima" is the plural of "tarquwah" (collarbone), 00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:29.399 Which is the bone between the pit of the throat and the shoulder on either side. 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:31.589 "Sabaghat" 00:04:31.589 --> 00:04:33.589 Means it extended and covered. 00:04:33.589 --> 00:04:35.660 "Wafarat" 00:04:35.660 --> 00:04:37.660 Means it became full and complete. 00:04:37.660 --> 00:04:39.660 "Bananuhu" 00:04:39.660 --> 00:04:40.660 Means his fingers or fingertips. 00:04:40.660 --> 00:04:42.660 "Ta'fu atharahu" 00:04:42.660 --> 00:04:46.750 Means it conceals his footprints and hides them so they do not show. 00:04:46.750 --> 00:04:48.750 "Laziqat" 00:04:48.750 --> 00:04:51.300 Means it contracted and clung tightly. 00:04:51.300 --> 00:04:53.519 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:04:53.519 --> 00:05:00.000 Parables serve as evidence for the superiority of the charitable person over the miser. 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.000 Charity expiates sins, 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. 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:13.420 A true promise to the charitable person of blessing and divine aid, 00:05:13.420 --> 00:05:17.420 As well as concealment of faults and protection from affliction, 00:05:17.420 --> 00:05:20.930 Because charity repels calamity. 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. 00:05:24.930 --> 00:05:29.819 A promise from Allah that the miser will be exposed. 00:05:29.819 --> 00:05:32.819 When the generous person intends to give charity, 00:05:32.819 --> 00:05:35.819 His heart expands and his soul feels joyous and willing, 00:05:35.819 --> 00:05:39.819 Whereas when the miser contemplates giving charity, 00:05:39.819 --> 00:05:43.819 He becomes stingy, his chest tightens, and his hands clench. 00:05:43.819 --> 00:05:48.980 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:05:48.980 --> 00:05:51.980 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:05:51.980 --> 00:05:56.980 "Whoever gives the equivalent of a date in charity from lawful earnings— 00:05:56.980 --> 00:05:59.980 And Allah accepts only that which is good and lawful— 00:05:59.980 --> 00:06:02.980 Allah accepts it with His right hand, 00:06:02.980 --> 00:06:08.980 Then nurtures it for its owner just as one of you raises his foal, 00:06:08.980 --> 00:06:11.980 Until it becomes like a mountain." 00:06:11.980 --> 00:06:14.170 Agreed upon. 00:06:14.170 --> 00:06:17.389 "Al-Faluw" is a young weaned foal. 00:06:17.389 --> 00:06:23.829 "The equivalent" means its worth from good, lawful earnings 00:06:23.829 --> 00:06:26.829 Free from deceit and deception. 00:06:26.829 --> 00:06:30.500 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:34.759 Allah does not accept charity unless it comes from pure and lawful wealth, 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:39.759 Because Allah Almighty is Pure and accepts only that which is pure. 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:44.110 Allah multiplies the charity given from lawful earnings 00:06:44.110 --> 00:06:47.560 Until it becomes like a massive mountain. 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:50.560 Affirmation of the attribute of the two Hands for Allah, 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:54.680 And both of His Hands are right. 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:57.680 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:01.709 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:07:01.709 --> 00:07:05.709 "While a man was walking in a barren desert, 00:07:05.709 --> 00:07:08.709 He heard a voice in a cloud saying: 00:07:08.709 --> 00:07:11.709 'Water the garden of so-and-so.' 00:07:11.709 --> 00:07:13.709 Thereupon that cloud moved away 00:07:13.709 --> 00:07:16.709 And poured its water over a stony volcanic tract. 00:07:16.709 --> 00:07:19.709 Suddenly, one of the watercourses 00:07:19.709 --> 00:07:22.709 Captured all of that water. 00:07:22.709 --> 00:07:24.779 So he followed the water 00:07:24.779 --> 00:07:27.779 And found a man standing in his garden, 00:07:27.779 --> 00:07:30.779 Channeling the water with his shovel. 00:07:30.779 --> 00:07:32.870 He asked him: 00:07:32.870 --> 00:07:35.870 'O servant of Allah, what is your name?' 00:07:35.870 --> 00:07:37.899 He replied: 'So-and-so,' 00:07:37.899 --> 00:07:40.899 Giving the exact name he had heard from the cloud. 00:07:40.899 --> 00:07:42.899 The man then asked: 00:07:42.899 --> 00:07:43.899 'O servant of Allah, 00:07:43.899 --> 00:07:46.899 Why do you ask me my name?' 00:07:46.899 --> 00:07:47.899 He replied: 00:07:47.899 --> 00:07:53.939 'I heard a voice in the cloud from which this water came, saying: 00:07:53.939 --> 00:07:55.939 "Water the garden of so-and-so," 00:07:55.939 --> 00:07:57.939 Naming you. 00:07:57.939 --> 00:07:59.939 What do you do with it?' 00:07:59.939 --> 00:08:01.939 He said: 00:08:01.939 --> 00:08:03.939 'Since you ask this, 00:08:03.939 --> 00:08:07.939 I look at what it produces: 00:08:07.939 --> 00:08:09.939 I give one-third of it in charity, 00:08:09.939 --> 00:08:12.939 I and my family eat one-third, 00:08:12.939 --> 00:08:14.939 And I return one-third back into it.' " 00:08:14.939 --> 00:08:17.100 Narrated by Muslim. 00:08:17.100 --> 00:08:19.480 "Al-Harrah" 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:22.480 Is land covered with black volcanic stones. 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:24.769 "Ash-Sharjah" 00:08:24.769 --> 00:08:26.769 Is a stream or watercourse. 00:08:26.769 --> 00:08:30.139 "Bi-falah" 00:08:30.139 --> 00:08:33.139 Refers to a barren land devoid of water. 00:08:33.139 --> 00:08:34.340 "Hadiqah" 00:08:34.340 --> 00:08:36.340 Means an orchard or garden. 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:38.429 "What it produces" 00:08:38.429 --> 00:08:41.429 Means its crops, grain, and fruit. 00:08:41.429 --> 00:08:44.200 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:08:44.200 --> 00:08:48.460 Miraculous wonders occurred among past nations, 00:08:48.460 --> 00:08:50.460 And we do not accept any of them as true 00:08:50.460 --> 00:08:55.460 Except what has been authentically transmitted from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 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. 00:09:02.059 --> 00:09:07.639 Certain angels are entrusted with provisions or clouds. 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:11.250 Affirmation of the miracles (karamat) of the righteous allies of Allah, 00:09:11.250 --> 00:09:15.250 Who are those who believe and remain mindful of Allah. 00:09:15.250 --> 00:09:20.840 Chapter: The Prohibition of Stinginess and Miserliness 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:24.629 Allah Almighty said: 00:09:24.629 --> 00:09:29.860 "As for him who withholds, considers himself self-sufficient, and denies the best reward, 00:09:29.860 --> 00:09:32.860 We will ease him toward hardship." 00:09:32.860 --> 00:09:37.860 “His riches will not save him when he perisheth.” (92:11) 00:09:37.860 --> 00:09:40.049 And Allah Almighty said: 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." 00:09:47.049 --> 00:09:49.460 As for the hadiths, 00:09:49.460 --> 00:09:53.460 A number of them have already been mentioned in the preceding chapter. 00:09:53.460 --> 00:09:57.679 On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:57.679 --> 00:10:01.679 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:03.679 "Beware of injustice, 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.679 For injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Resurrection; 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:09.679 And beware of greed, 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:12.679 For greed destroyed those who came before you: 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:16.679 It drove them to shed each other's blood 00:10:16.679 --> 00:10:19.679 And to violate each other's sanctities." 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:21.679 Narrated by Muslim. 00:10:21.679 --> 00:10:26.779 Riyadh as-Salihin.