WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.660 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her 00:00:04.660 --> 00:00:15.269 O ‘A’ishah, do not hoard, lest Allah withhold from you. 00:00:15.269 --> 00:00:18.670 Cultivating the habit of spending in the way of Allah. 00:00:18.670 --> 00:00:21.670 And showing kindness to the poor and the needy. 00:00:21.670 --> 00:00:23.670 It possesses several dimensions. 00:00:23.670 --> 00:00:26.670 Do not stop merely at encouraging people to give charity. 00:00:26.670 --> 00:00:29.170 It merely adds to that. 00:00:29.170 --> 00:00:32.170 by nurturing them in the purification of their souls. 00:00:32.170 --> 00:00:36.170 By adorning oneself with the etiquette of charity and showing kindness to all of creation. 00:00:36.170 --> 00:00:39.460 And when we live alongside that beautiful life 00:00:39.460 --> 00:00:42.460 Regarding the Prophetic biography (Seerah) of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:42.460 --> 00:00:45.460 With ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:49.460 We find the depth of the spiritual training regarding charity and its proper etiquette. 00:00:49.460 --> 00:00:52.460 During the life of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:55.460 In the company of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:00:55.460 --> 00:01:00.460 He is a model of what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was like. 00:01:00.460 --> 00:01:04.819 Among the ways he nurtured his Companions was by teaching them to give charity and show kindness to people. 00:01:06.060 --> 00:01:07.980 We covered this in a previous article. 00:01:08.500 --> 00:01:11.060 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:14.260 He taught 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the principle for identifying the needy. 00:01:14.819 --> 00:01:16.659 And do not consider any act of charity to be insignificant. 00:01:17.260 --> 00:01:18.780 Then you bring forth whatever is feasible. 00:01:19.140 --> 00:01:20.780 Even if it were but half a date. 00:01:21.629 --> 00:01:22.269 And today 00:01:22.750 --> 00:01:26.349 We shall examine the upbringing and moral cultivation imparted by the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:01:26.349 --> 00:01:28.590 for ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:01:28.989 --> 00:01:31.950 upon a profound etiquette from among the etiquettes of charity. 00:01:32.469 --> 00:01:34.750 He has a connection to the poor in one respect. 00:01:35.269 --> 00:01:37.989 And through the purification of the soul, from another perspective. 00:01:38.510 --> 00:01:41.549 And thirdly, regarding one's relationship with Allah. 00:01:42.269 --> 00:01:45.989 How magnificent was the upbringing provided by the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:01:45.989 --> 00:01:48.510 for his Ummah regarding the virtues of character. 00:01:48.989 --> 00:01:50.670 And the purification of the souls. 00:01:51.310 --> 00:01:56.109 Among the observations regarding the pedagogical method of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:01:56.109 --> 00:01:56.989 to his wives 00:01:57.469 --> 00:02:01.549 He utilizes the events that occur before him involving them. 00:02:02.069 --> 00:02:06.109 He would guide them according to the requirements of the situation, without any affectation. 00:02:06.750 --> 00:02:08.949 Among those formative educational events 00:02:09.389 --> 00:02:12.150 What was narrated by 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:02:12.550 --> 00:02:13.150 She said 00:02:13.710 --> 00:02:15.909 Once, a person in need came to me. 00:02:16.349 --> 00:02:19.750 And I have the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:02:20.310 --> 00:02:21.909 So I ordered that something be given to him. 00:02:22.430 --> 00:02:23.629 Then I called for him. 00:02:23.990 --> 00:02:25.110 So I looked at him. 00:02:25.669 --> 00:02:28.870 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:02:29.349 --> 00:02:34.509 Do you not wish for nothing to enter or leave your house except with your knowledge? 00:02:35.069 --> 00:02:35.990 I said, "Yes." 00:02:36.550 --> 00:02:37.189 He said 00:02:37.669 --> 00:02:39.349 Gently now, O ‘A’ishah. 00:02:39.789 --> 00:02:40.750 It cannot be enumerated. 00:02:40.990 --> 00:02:43.669 Then Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will keep an account of it for you. 00:02:44.270 --> 00:02:45.710 It was recorded by al-Nasa'i. 00:02:46.389 --> 00:02:50.710 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, directed her in this hadith. 00:02:51.110 --> 00:02:54.069 toward a profound etiquette that is deeply connected to the soul. 00:02:54.629 --> 00:02:56.710 It is the giving without measure. 00:02:57.270 --> 00:03:00.189 Such a sentiment could only emanate from a noble soul. 00:03:00.590 --> 00:03:03.270 I have rid myself of the clinging remnants of stinginess and greed. 00:03:04.340 --> 00:03:05.460 O ‘A’ishah 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:06.740 It cannot be enumerated. 00:03:07.379 --> 00:03:08.979 Enumeration is the act of counting. 00:03:09.689 --> 00:03:14.449 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:03:14.889 --> 00:03:17.490 That you count what you give out in charity. 00:03:17.969 --> 00:03:21.889 She knew precisely what had left her house in the form of charity. 00:03:22.289 --> 00:03:23.449 And what is its prescribed amount? 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:26.240 Ibn al-Mulaqqin, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:28.240 Enumerating a thing. 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:32.080 Knowing its value, its weight, or its quantity. 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:33.479 However, 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:36.840 What is it that compels a person to keep count of their charitable acts? 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:39.240 And he counts it out at the time of distributing the zakat. 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:43.639 And why does he want to know what he has spent and how much he has given? 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:46.800 Here, the impurities of stinginess and greed begin to emerge. 00:03:47.120 --> 00:03:48.759 Which afflict the soul. 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:52.400 Which a person may not initially perceive. 00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:56.360 Yet it grows until it makes him stingy. 00:03:57.349 --> 00:04:00.030 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intended 00:04:00.550 --> 00:04:05.189 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, drew attention to this impurity. 00:04:05.669 --> 00:04:07.710 Before she could gain control over herself. 00:04:08.150 --> 00:04:09.990 It is therefore difficult to rid oneself of them. 00:04:10.710 --> 00:04:12.870 Ibn Qarquol, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:04:13.430 --> 00:04:16.629 That is, do not rely solely on yourself when determining the extent of your spending. 00:04:17.310 --> 00:04:18.670 And in another hadith 00:04:19.230 --> 00:04:20.189 Do not withhold [your wealth], lest Allah withhold from you. 00:04:20.790 --> 00:04:21.509 And finally 00:04:21.990 --> 00:04:22.990 Do not hoard [your wealth], lest Allah withhold from you. 00:04:23.589 --> 00:04:26.709 All of this is a metaphor for withholding and stinginess. 00:04:27.389 --> 00:04:28.470 And whoever follows that. 00:04:28.990 --> 00:04:32.870 The one who calculates and counts his charity at the time of giving it. 00:04:33.389 --> 00:04:36.949 He fears that his wealth will diminish and decrease in the future. 00:04:37.589 --> 00:04:39.870 He intends to spend with careful calculation. 00:04:40.269 --> 00:04:42.430 And he stores up for himself according to his account. 00:04:43.379 --> 00:04:45.379 Al-Khattabi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:04:45.899 --> 00:04:48.459 This is because it encompasses what it encompasses. 00:04:48.779 --> 00:04:50.300 For the purpose of preservation and storing up for the future. 00:04:50.939 --> 00:04:54.540 It will be reckoned against them through the severance of blessings and the withholding of increase. 00:04:55.370 --> 00:04:57.490 Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, stated: 00:04:58.089 --> 00:04:58.889 The meaning is 00:04:59.490 --> 00:05:02.449 That he forbade withholding charity out of fear of poverty. 00:05:03.170 --> 00:05:06.970 For that is among the greatest causes for severing the source of blessing. 00:05:07.689 --> 00:05:10.970 For Allah rewards those who give without measure. 00:05:11.449 --> 00:05:13.569 And he who is not brought to account when the recompense is due. 00:05:13.970 --> 00:05:16.089 It is not held against him when he gives. 00:05:16.689 --> 00:05:20.209 And whoever knows that Allah will provide for him from where he does not expect. 00:05:20.689 --> 00:05:23.209 His right is that he should give without keeping count. 00:05:24.170 --> 00:05:27.689 Furthermore, the one who keeps count of his own acts of charity tends to overestimate them. 00:05:28.250 --> 00:05:31.370 He believes that he has given a great deal in charity. 00:05:32.250 --> 00:05:34.329 Ibn al-Mulaqqin, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:05:34.930 --> 00:05:35.610 The meaning 00:05:36.129 --> 00:05:37.769 You cannot count what you give. 00:05:38.050 --> 00:05:39.089 So you should seek to increase it. 00:05:39.610 --> 00:05:41.769 This then becomes a cause for its severance. 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:44.160 Then Allah shall keep an account of it for you. 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:46.800 The recompense is of the same nature as the deed. 00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:49.360 For the one who is meticulous in calculating his zakat, 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:52.040 Allah keeps an account of what He bestows upon him. 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:54.639 Al-Tibi, may Allah have mercy on him, stated: 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:55.920 And the statement 00:05:56.480 --> 00:05:58.040 Then Allah shall record it against you. 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:00.000 It is susceptible to two interpretations. 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:01.439 One of the two. 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:04.720 He retains the means of sustenance with Him. 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:07.279 And he diminishes it by severing the blessing. 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:10.079 Until it becomes for you a counted thing. 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:11.480 And the latter. 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:14.639 That He will hold you to account for it in the Hereafter. 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:17.379 And in this Prophetic guidance 00:06:17.939 --> 00:06:21.100 It serves as a means of cultivating our relationship with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 00:06:21.620 --> 00:06:24.139 By maintaining a good opinion of Him and having firm trust in His promise. 00:06:24.819 --> 00:06:28.579 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, swore oaths regarding certain matters. 00:06:29.100 --> 00:06:30.060 Among these is his statement 00:06:30.620 --> 00:06:32.819 Wealth never decreases on account of charity. 00:06:33.459 --> 00:06:34.740 It was recorded by al-Tabarani. 00:06:35.579 --> 00:06:38.540 So, whoever thinks that by spending on the poor 00:06:38.980 --> 00:06:40.019 His wealth will diminish. 00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:42.420 He has harbored an evil assumption about Allah. 00:06:43.259 --> 00:06:44.660 Indeed, Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 00:06:45.100 --> 00:06:47.620 He rewards those who spend seeking only His countenance. 00:06:48.060 --> 00:06:50.500 Through an increase in giving and blessings. 00:06:51.100 --> 00:06:52.100 Allah the Almighty says: 00:06:52.579 --> 00:06:57.699 “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) 00:06:57.699 --> 00:07:01.740 Seeking the pleasure of Allah. 00:07:01.740 --> 00:07:03.259 And as a means of firming the heart. 00:07:03.660 --> 00:07:07.459 And as a means of strengthening their own souls. 00:07:07.459 --> 00:07:09.620 It is like a garden 00:07:09.939 --> 00:07:12.899 Like a garden 00:07:12.899 --> 00:07:16.819 upon a high ground which a downpour has struck 00:07:16.819 --> 00:07:18.899 So it yielded its fruit. 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:22.100 It yielded its fruit twofold. 00:07:22.100 --> 00:07:25.860 “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) 00:07:25.860 --> 00:07:26.860 So he requested 00:07:27.220 --> 00:07:31.540 And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do. 00:07:32.420 --> 00:07:34.660 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:07:34.660 --> 00:07:36.579 For Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:38.259 Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, spent [in the way of Allah]. 00:07:38.740 --> 00:07:41.939 And do not fear any reduction in provision from the Possessor of the Throne. 00:07:42.379 --> 00:07:43.779 It was recorded by al-Tabarani. 00:07:44.500 --> 00:07:47.939 This is the month of spending and providing solace to those in need. 00:07:48.540 --> 00:07:51.860 Shall we, then, be among those who spend without measure? 00:07:53.209 --> 00:07:56.290 We shall continue in our next meeting, if Allah wills. 00:07:56.850 --> 00:07:59.410 And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:07:59.850 --> 00:08:07.069 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.