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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said:

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“O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers.” (2:254)

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"And it is the disbelievers who are the wrongdoers."

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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"O people!

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Turn to your Lord!

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For that which is small yet sufficient

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is far better than that which is plentiful yet distracts.

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Never does the sun set without two angels beside it,

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calling out with a cry heard by all of Allah's creation except mankind and the jinn:

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'O Allah, grant replenishment to every giver,

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and bring ruin upon every withholder!'

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And regarding the angels' call, Allah revealed in the Qur'an:

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'O people, turn to your Lord,'

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“And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.” (10:25)

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“And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.” (10:25)

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and regarding their prayer:

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'O Allah, grant replenishment to every giver,

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and bring ruin upon every withholder,'

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He revealed: 'By the night when it covers,

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and by the day when it shines brightly...'

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“And Him Who hath created male and female,” (92:3)

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up to His words: '...for hardship.'"

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Recorded in Sahih al-Targhib.

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Benefit:

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The very first deed the deceased yearns to return to life and perform

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is giving in charity.

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Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said:

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"And spend from that which We have provided for you..."

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“And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.” (63:10)

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“And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.” (63:10)

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"...so that I may give charity and be among the righteous."

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Yet this forlorn and desperate wish is quickly shattered

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before the words of the Almighty:

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“But Allah reprieveth no soul when its term cometh, and Allah is Informed of what ye do.” (63:11)

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"And Allah is All-Aware of what you do."

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For this reason, it is authentically reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Give charity before a time comes when you will not be able to give charity."