Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat) which goes: Neither an old
nor a defected animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat except if the Zakat collector wishes (to
take it).

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If a woman gives in charity from her husband’s house ..” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) also
said, “If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband’s house without spoiling her husband’s
property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a
reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending.”

Abu Bakr said, “By Allah! If they (pay me the Zakat and) withhold even a young (female) goat which they used to
pay during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), I will fight with them for it.” `Umar said, “It was nothing
but Allah Who opened Abu Bakr’s chest towards the decision to fight, and I came to know that his
decision was right.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah’s Cause without
spoiling her husband’s property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward
for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, ‘O Allah!
Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,’ and the other (angel) says, ‘O Allah! Destroy
every miser.’ ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The example of a miser and an almsgiver is like the example of two persons
wearing iron cloaks.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) also said, “The example of an almsgiver and a miser is like the
example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their breasts to their collar bones, and
when the almsgiver wants to give in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body
to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1) And
when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he
tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better
than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of charity
is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the money which is left after his expenses). And
whoever abstains from asking others for some financial help, Allah will give him and save him from
asking others, Allah will make him self-sufficient.”

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from
asking others for some financial help and about begging others, saying, “The upper hand is better than
the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the giver and the lower (hand) is that of the beggar.”

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned
immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, “I left at home a
piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked to let it remain a night in my house, so I got it
distributed . ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) went out for the `Id prayer on the `Id day and offered a two rak`at prayer; and he neither
offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the women along with Bilal. He preached
them and ordered them to give in charity. And some (amongst the women) started giving their forearm
bangles and earrings.