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The Garden of Guidance.
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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has said:
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“Lo! those who read the Scripture of Allah, and establish worship, and spend of that which We have bestowed on them secretly and openly, they look forward to imperishable gain,” (35:29)
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"Upon every soul, for every day the sun rises, there is a charity due from it on its own behalf."
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I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, from where shall I give charity when we possess no wealth?"
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He replied, "Indeed, among the doors of charity are saying 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest),"
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"and 'SubhanAllah' (Glory be to Allah), and 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah),"
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"and 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but Allah),"
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"and seeking forgiveness from Allah,"
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"and enjoining the good,"
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"and forbidding the evil,"
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"and removing thorns, bones, or stones from the path of the people,"
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"and guiding the blind,"
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"and helping the deaf and the mute to understand until they comprehend,"
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"and directing the one who seeks guidance to a need of his whose location you know,"
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"and hastening with the strength of your legs to the aid of the distressed who calls for help,"
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"and lifting with the strength of your arms the weak,"
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"all of that is a form of charity from you on your own behalf."
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"And you have a reward in your intimacy with your wife."
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Abu Dharr asked,
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"How can I have a reward for satisfying my desire?"
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied,
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"Tell me, if you had a child,"
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"and he grew up, and you hoped for his goodness,"
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"then he died,"
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"would you seek the reward from Allah for him?"
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I said, "Yes."
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He said,
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"Did you create him?"
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He replied,
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"Rather, Allah created him."
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He said,
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"Did you guide him?"
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He replied,
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"Rather, Allah guided him."
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He said,
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"Did you provide for him?"
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He replied,
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"Rather, Allah provides for him."
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He said,
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"Likewise, place it in what is lawful,"
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"and avoid what is unlawful,"
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"then if Allah wills, He will keep him alive,"
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"and if He wills, He will cause him to die,"
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"and you shall have a reward."
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Narrated by Ahmad.
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And in another narration:
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"And two rak'ahs performed during the forenoon (Duha) suffice for all of that."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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A benefit:
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If the People of the Heights (Ashab al-A'raf) had added but one single good deed to their scale,
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their scales would have been heavy,
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and they would have become among the people of Paradise.
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So hasten before you depart.
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Al-Sha'bi, may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him, said:
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"Whoever does not see himself as being in greater need of the reward of charity"
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"than the poor person is in need of the charity itself,"
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"has nullified his charity,"
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"and it will be struck back against his own face."
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Sometimes.