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Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her

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O ‘A’ishah, do not hoard, lest Allah withhold from you.

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Cultivating the habit of spending in the way of Allah.

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And showing kindness to the poor and the needy.

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It possesses several dimensions.

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Do not stop merely at encouraging people to give charity.

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It merely adds to that.

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by nurturing them in the purification of their souls.

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By adorning oneself with the etiquette of charity and showing kindness to all of creation.

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And when we live alongside that beautiful life

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Regarding the Prophetic biography (Seerah) of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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With ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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We find the depth of the spiritual training regarding charity and its proper etiquette.

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During the life of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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In the company of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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He is a model of what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was like.

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Among the ways he nurtured his Companions was by teaching them to give charity and show kindness to people.

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We covered this in a previous article.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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He taught 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the principle for identifying the needy.

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And do not consider any act of charity to be insignificant.

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Then you bring forth whatever is feasible.

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Even if it were but half a date.

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And today

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We shall examine the upbringing and moral cultivation imparted by the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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for ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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upon a profound etiquette from among the etiquettes of charity.

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He has a connection to the poor in one respect.

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And through the purification of the soul, from another perspective.

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And thirdly, regarding one's relationship with Allah.

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How magnificent was the upbringing provided by the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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for his Ummah regarding the virtues of character.

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And the purification of the souls.

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Among the observations regarding the pedagogical method of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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to his wives

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He utilizes the events that occur before him involving them.

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He would guide them according to the requirements of the situation, without any affectation.

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Among those formative educational events

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What was narrated by 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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She said

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Once, a person in need came to me.

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And I have the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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So I ordered that something be given to him.

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Then I called for him.

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So I looked at him.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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Do you not wish for nothing to enter or leave your house except with your knowledge?

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I said, "Yes."

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He said

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Gently now, O ‘A’ishah.

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It cannot be enumerated.

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Then Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will keep an account of it for you.

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It was recorded by al-Nasa'i.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, directed her in this hadith.

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toward a profound etiquette that is deeply connected to the soul.

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It is the giving without measure.

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Such a sentiment could only emanate from a noble soul.

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I have rid myself of the clinging remnants of stinginess and greed.

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O ‘A’ishah

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It cannot be enumerated.

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Enumeration is the act of counting.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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That you count what you give out in charity.

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She knew precisely what had left her house in the form of charity.

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And what is its prescribed amount?

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Ibn al-Mulaqqin, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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Enumerating a thing.

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Knowing its value, its weight, or its quantity.

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However,

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What is it that compels a person to keep count of their charitable acts?

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And he counts it out at the time of distributing the zakat.

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And why does he want to know what he has spent and how much he has given?

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Here, the impurities of stinginess and greed begin to emerge.

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Which afflict the soul.

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Which a person may not initially perceive.

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Yet it grows until it makes him stingy.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intended

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Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, drew attention to this impurity.

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Before she could gain control over herself.

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It is therefore difficult to rid oneself of them.

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Ibn Qarquol, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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That is, do not rely solely on yourself when determining the extent of your spending.

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And in another hadith

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Do not withhold [your wealth], lest Allah withhold from you.

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And finally

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Do not hoard [your wealth], lest Allah withhold from you.

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All of this is a metaphor for withholding and stinginess.

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And whoever follows that.

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The one who calculates and counts his charity at the time of giving it.

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He fears that his wealth will diminish and decrease in the future.

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He intends to spend with careful calculation.

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And he stores up for himself according to his account.

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Al-Khattabi, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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This is because it encompasses what it encompasses.

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For the purpose of preservation and storing up for the future.

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It will be reckoned against them through the severance of blessings and the withholding of increase.

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Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, stated:

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That he forbade withholding charity out of fear of poverty.

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For that is among the greatest causes for severing the source of blessing.

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For Allah rewards those who give without measure.

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And he who is not brought to account when the recompense is due.

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It is not held against him when he gives.

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And whoever knows that Allah will provide for him from where he does not expect.

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His right is that he should give without keeping count.

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Furthermore, the one who keeps count of his own acts of charity tends to overestimate them.

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He believes that he has given a great deal in charity.

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Ibn al-Mulaqqin, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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The meaning

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You cannot count what you give.

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So you should seek to increase it.

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This then becomes a cause for its severance.

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Then Allah shall keep an account of it for you.

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The recompense is of the same nature as the deed.

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For the one who is meticulous in calculating his zakat,

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Allah keeps an account of what He bestows upon him.

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Al-Tibi, may Allah have mercy on him, stated:

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And the statement

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Then Allah shall record it against you.

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It is susceptible to two interpretations.

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One of the two.

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He retains the means of sustenance with Him.

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And he diminishes it by severing the blessing.

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Until it becomes for you a counted thing.

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And the latter.

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That He will hold you to account for it in the Hereafter.

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And in this Prophetic guidance

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It serves as a means of cultivating our relationship with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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By maintaining a good opinion of Him and having firm trust in His promise.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, swore oaths regarding certain matters.

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Among these is his statement

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Wealth never decreases on account of charity.

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It was recorded by al-Tabarani.

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So, whoever thinks that by spending on the poor

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His wealth will diminish.

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He has harbored an evil assumption about Allah.

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Indeed, Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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He rewards those who spend seeking only His countenance.

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Through an increase in giving and blessings.

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Allah the Almighty says:

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“And the likeness of those who spend their wealth in search of Allah's pleasure, and for the strengthening of their souls, is as the likeness of a garden on a height. The rainstorm smiteth it and it bringeth forth its fruit twofold. And if the rainstorm smite it not, then the shower. Allah is Seer of what ye do.” (2:265)

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Seeking the pleasure of Allah.

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And as a means of firming the heart.

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And as a means of strengthening their own souls.

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It is like a garden

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Like a garden

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upon a high ground which a downpour has struck

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So it yielded its fruit.

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It yielded its fruit twofold.

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“And the likeness of those who spend their wealth in search of Allah's pleasure, and for the strengthening of their souls, is as the likeness of a garden on a height. The rainstorm smiteth it and it bringeth forth its fruit twofold. And if the rainstorm smite it not, then the shower. Allah is Seer of what ye do.” (2:265)

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So he requested

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And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

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

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For Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, spent [in the way of Allah].

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And do not fear any reduction in provision from the Possessor of the Throne.

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It was recorded by al-Tabarani.

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This is the month of spending and providing solace to those in need.

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Shall we, then, be among those who spend without measure?

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We shall continue in our next meeting, if Allah wills.

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And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.