Part of Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity (37 hadiths)
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Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity | Hadith No. (14)
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Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity.
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Narrated by Jarir Ibn 'Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"There is no person who has a relative and goes to that relative,
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asking him for some of the bounty that Allah has bestowed upon him,
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and he withholds it from him,
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but that Allah will bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection, from Hell, a serpent,
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called 'Shuja'', which flicks its tongue, and it will be coiled around his neck."
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Recorded by al-Tabarani and authenticated by al-Albani.
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Regarding the meaning of his words, "a serpent that flicks its tongue and is coiled around him":
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The "Shuja'" is a type of male snake.
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"Flicks its tongue" means that the snake moves its tongue and thrusts it out.
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"Coiled around him" means that it wraps itself around him.
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The hadith contains a warning for the miser who withholds what is due,
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specifically the wealth that he is obligated to spend,
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and who denies the seeker that which is surplus to his own needs.