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Plentiful Charity Shaykh Ahmed
Fareed From the
morals and manners of the Salaf was that they would practice abundant charity
with ah that was beyond their needs, day and night, secretly and openly.
Whoever did not have food or wealth to spend, they would be charitable by
sparing the people their harms and by bearing the harms of others. Allaah the
Most High said, "Those who spend their wealth by night and day, in secret
and in public, shall have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no
fear nor shall they grieve." [Sooratul-Baqarah
(2):274] He also said, "You shall not attain piety (birr) until you spend
out of that which you love. Whatever good you spend Allaah knows well."
[Soorah Aali-'lmraan (3):92] 'Abdul-'Azeez
ibn 'Umair (rahimahullaah), said, "Salaat will reach you half the road,
fasting lets you reach the door of the king, and charity allows you to enter
into the king's company." He also used to say, "Wealth to us are
deposits for generosity." Their manners
was to smile cheerfully at the face of the beggar and not to suspect him. They
would always think that he only begged out of dire need. Sufyaan
ath-Thawri (rahimahullaah), used to be overjoyed if
he saw beggar at his door saying, "Welcome to the one who has come wash my
sins." Fudhayl
ibn 'Iyaad (rahimahullah), said, "Beggars are
such good people! They carry our provision to the Afterlife without pay me
until they place it on the scale in front of Allaah the Most High."
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