Praising
the people who are Muttaqeen (those who are God wary) Allah (SWT)
says in the Holy Quran:
“And there was a share in their wealth for the beggar and the deprived”.
(51:19)
BENEFITS OF AL-SADAQAH (CONTINUATION)
The first
benefit of al-Sadaqah as already discussed (refer FLZ issue of
19th Shawwal) is that it serves as atonement for our
sins. Other benefits are:
Allah (SWT)
says:
“Do they not know that Allah is He Who accepts repentance from His
servants and takes the alms…”
(9:104)
The Holy
Prophet (saww) has said,
“There are two things in which I do not like any
one to associate with me; One is my Wudhoo (ablution) for it is part of
my prayer and the other is my alms which goes from my hand into the hand
of one who asked for it (beggar), thereby it goes into the hand of the
beneficent”.
(Bihar
al-Anwaar)
Imam
Ja’ffar al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said,
“Verily Allah, the Exalted says:
‘For every good act, I have appointed someone other than Myself to
receive it except for Sadaqah (alms) for I receive them with My own
hands..’”
(Bihar al-Anwaar)
Al-Sadaqah increases the ‘Rizq’
(sustenance).
Many
people think people that only those who can afford to give al-Sadaqah
should give it. The teaching of Islam is contrary to this belief. It
says: ‘Remove your poverty by way of giving alms’.
Giving
Alms is considered as putting a capital investment in a transaction with
Allah (SWT) whose returns are plenty.
Imam ‘Ali
bin Abi Talib (a.s.) has said,
“If you experience poverty then get into a
transaction with Allah by giving alms”.
(Bihar
al-Anwaar)
Imam Ja’ffar al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said,
“Sometimes I (too) experience poverty (financial difficulties)
so I get into a transaction with Allah by giving alms”.
(Bihar al-Anwaar)
It is reported that once Imam Ja’ffar al-Sadiq (a.s.) asked one of his
sons Muhammad,
“O son! What is remaining of our spending
money?”
He said,
“Forty Dinars”.
Imam (a.s.) said to him,
“Go out and give them away (to the poor) as alms”.
Muhammad was surprised and said,
“(O Father!) Besides this (amount) there is nothing remaining with me!”
Imam (a.s.) said,
“Give
them in alms for Allah will take charge of it. Don’t you know that for
every thing there is a key to it and the key to sustenance is Sadaqah
(alms)”.
(Bihar
al-Anwaar)
To be continued………………..
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Mulla Mujahidali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk