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The Garden of Guidance.
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Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said:
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“O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers.” (2:254)
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"And it is the disbelievers who are the wrongdoers."
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"O people!
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Turn to your Lord!
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For that which is small yet sufficient
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is far better than that which is plentiful yet distracts.
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Never does the sun set without two angels beside it,
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calling out with a cry heard by all of Allah's creation except mankind and the jinn:
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'O Allah, grant replenishment to every giver,
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and bring ruin upon every withholder!'
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And regarding the angels' call, Allah revealed in the Qur'an:
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'O people, turn to your Lord,'
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“And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.” (10:25)
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“And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.” (10:25)
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and regarding their prayer:
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'O Allah, grant replenishment to every giver,
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and bring ruin upon every withholder,'
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He revealed: 'By the night when it covers,
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and by the day when it shines brightly...'
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“And Him Who hath created male and female,” (92:3)
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up to His words: '...for hardship.'"
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Recorded in Sahih al-Targhib.
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Benefit:
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The very first deed the deceased yearns to return to life and perform
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is giving in charity.
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Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said:
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"And spend from that which We have provided for you..."
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“And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.” (63:10)
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“And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.” (63:10)
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"...so that I may give charity and be among the righteous."
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Yet this forlorn and desperate wish is quickly shattered
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before the words of the Almighty:
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“But Allah reprieveth no soul when its term cometh, and Allah is Informed of what ye do.” (63:11)
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"And Allah is All-Aware of what you do."
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For this reason, it is authentically reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Give charity before a time comes when you will not be able to give charity."