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The Garden of Guidance

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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, says:

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“The devil promiseth you destitution and enjoineth on you lewdness. But Allah promiseth you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. Allah is All-Embracing, All-knowing.” (2:268)

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“The devil promiseth you destitution and enjoineth on you lewdness. But Allah promiseth you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. Allah is All-Embracing, All-knowing.” (2:268)

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And Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.

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On the authority of Sa'id al-Ta'i, Abu al-Bakhtari,

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who said:

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Abu Kabshah al-Anmari, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated to me

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that he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say:

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"There are three things I swear to be true,

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and I shall tell you a hadith, so commit it to memory:

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He said:

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'A servant's wealth will never decrease by giving charity,

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nor does a servant suffer an injustice and bear it with patience,

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but that Allah will increase him in honor,

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and no servant opens for himself a door of begging,

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but that Allah will open for him a door of poverty.'"

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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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A benefit:

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This is a promise from Allah of increase,

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and a warning from the Shaytan of poverty.

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So choose your path for yourself.

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On the authority of Abu Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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used to command us to give charity,

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yet one of us would find nothing to give,

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so he would go to the marketplace,

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carry goods on his back,

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and return with a mudd (a measure of grain),

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which he would then give to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Today, I know a man

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who possesses one hundred thousand,

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yet back then, he did not have a single dirham.