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The Garden of Guidance
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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, says:
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"If you disclose your charitable offerings, it is well;
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but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you,"
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“If ye publish your almsgiving, it is well, but if ye hide it and give it to the poor, it will be better for you, and will atone for some of your ill-deeds. Allah is Informed of what ye do.” (2:271)
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"and Allah is All-Aware of what you do."
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"There are seven whom Allah, the Exalted, will shade with His shade on the day when there is no shade but His."
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He mentioned among them a man who gave charity
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and concealed it so that his left hand did not know what his right hand had spent.
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Agreed upon.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said:
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"Maintaining ties of kinship increases one's lifespan,"
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"and secret charity extinguishes the anger of the Lord."
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A beneficial point:
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There were people in Medina living [in poverty],
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and they did not know the source of their livelihood.
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Someone would come to them by night,
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and place food in front of their doors.
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When ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, may Allah have mercy on him, passed away,
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they lost what they used to be brought during the night,
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and thus they realized that it was he who had been giving them charity.