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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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A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said:

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"O Messenger of Allah,

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which charity carries the greatest reward?"

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He replied:

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"It is that you give charity while you are healthy, stingy, fearing poverty,

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and hoping for wealth.

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Do not delay until, when the soul reaches the throat,

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you say, 'Give such-and-such to so-and-so, and such-and-such to so-and-so,'

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when it has already become the property of so-and-so."

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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Among the benefits of this hadith:

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That charity given during one's life and health

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is superior to charity given after death,

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such as when a person leaves a will that, upon his death,

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a portion of his wealth should be given in charity.

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It is likewise superior to charity given during terminal illness,

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because for a person in good health,

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giving charity is often difficult,

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due to the fear of poverty that Satan instills in him.

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The meaning of "when it reaches the throat"

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is when the soul reaches the throat,

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which is the passage of the breath.

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"You say, 'Give such-and-such to so-and-so, and such-and-such to so-and-so,'"

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means you have only just begun to give charity,

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"when it has already become the property of so-and-so,"

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meaning your wealth has already passed to your heirs.