Sadqa Donation Dawateislami

1. Virtues of Sadaqah Sadaqah means to spend something in the way of Allah ََّّلَجَوَّزَعwithoutَّtheَّintentionَّofَّreceivingَّ praiseَّfromَّtheَّpeople,َّrather,َّdoingَّitَّwithَّtheَّintentionَّtoَّattainَّrewardَّfromَّtheَّblessedَّcourtَّ ofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع. Kitab-ut-Ta’reefat, pp. 94 ) ( From this definition of Sadaqah, we have come to know that real online Sadaqahَّisَّfreeَّfromَّanyَّ kindَّofَّshowingَّoffَّandَّdesiresَّforَّrespectَّandَّpraisesَّfromَّtheَّpeople,َّitَّisَّonlyَّdoneَّforَّtheَّ pleasureَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعandَّforَّattainingَّrewardsَّfromَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع.Thereَّisَّanotherَّthingَّtoَّ remember, some people are of this opinion that they should give away worn out items or things of no use as their Sadaqah; this is incorrect and the opposite is true, people should give those possessions in Sadaqah forَّtheَّpleasureَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعwhichَّareَّexcellent,َّbestَّandَّmost-liked,َّ as it is mentioned in Blessed Quran: ََّن ۡ وُّبِحُتَّاَّمِمَّاَّ ۡ وُقِفۡنُتَّیّٰتَحََّّرِبۡلاَّاَّوُلَّاَنَتَّۡنَل َّ مۡیِلَعَّٖہِبََّاللہََّّنِاَفٍَّءَّۡیَشَّۡنِمَّاَّ ۡ وُقِفۡنُتَّاَمََّو Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: YouَّshallَّneverَّattainَّvirtueَّuntilَّyouَّspendَّinَّAllah’sَّcauseَّ the things you love; and Allah is Aware of whatever you spend. ) Part 4, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, verse 92 ( Commenting on the abovementioned verse, Sadr-ul-Afadil, ‘Allamahَّ Maulanaَّ Sayyidَّ Muhammadَّ Na’eemuddinَّ Muradabadiیِداَهـۡلاَّ ِهـّٰلـلاَُّةَم ۡ حَرَّ ِهْیَلـَعhasَّ stated:َّ Sayyidunaَّ Ibnَّ ‘Umarاَمُهْنـَعَّیٰلاَعَتَُّهـّٰلـلاََّیِضَرsaid,َّ ‘Spendingَّhereَّrefersَّtoَّ generalَّ andَّ commonَّspending,َّallَّ Sadaqaat, regardless of whether they are obligatory or supererogatory are included. It is a saying of Hasan that the wealth & possession which is most-liked in the eyes of Muslims , should be spent inَّtheَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعforَّattainingَّHisَّDivineَّpleasureَّasَّtheَّblessedَّverseَّrefersَّtoَّ this possession even if it is only a date. Sayyidunaَّ‘UmarَّBinَّ‘Abdulَّ‘Azizهْیَلَعَّیٰلاَعَتَِّاللہَُّةَمْحَرusedَّtoَّpurchaseَّsacksَّofَّsugarَّtoَّgiveَّinَّ Sadaqah.َّHeَّwasَّasked,َّ‘WhyَّdoَّnotَّyouَّgiveَّitsَّpriceَّinَّSadaqah’.َّHeَّreplied,َّ‘IَّloveَّSugar;َّsoَّ IَّwantَّtoَّspendَّtheَّthingَّmostَّlikedَّtoَّmeَّinَّtheَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع.’

2. دَّمَحُمَّىٰلَعَّىٰلاَعَتَُّ ّٰاللَّّٰىَّلَص بۡیِبَحۡلاَّىَلَعَّا ۡ وُّلَص Allah ََّّلَجَوَّزَعHimselfَّ isَّ persuadingَّ andَّ motivatingَّ usَّ toَّ spendَّ theَّ thingsَّ weَّ likeَّ mostَّ inَّ Hisََّّلَجَوَّزَعway.َّ Therefore,َّ withَّ goodَّ intentionsَّ weَّ shouldَّ generouslyَّ giveَّ Sadaqahَّ &َّ Khayraat instead of being stingy. As we all know that whatever we possess, isَّgivenَّtoَّusَّbyَّ Allahََّّلَجَوَّزَع.SoَّspendingَّwhatَّHeََّّلَجَوَّزَعhasَّgivenَّusَّwillَّsurelyَّincreaseَّHisَّblessingsَّuponَّ us; and on the contrary, despite having the ability, if we do not give Sadaqah & Khayraat, this could be a cause of depriving us of blessings. Sayyidatunaَّ ‘Asmaaَّ Bintَّ Abuَّ Bakrاَمُهْنـَعَّ یٰلاَعَتَّ ُهـّٰلـلاََّیِضَرhasَّ narratedَّ thatَّ theَّ Reveredَّ andَّ RenownedَّProphetمَّلَسَوَّ ٖهِلٰاَوَّ ِهْیَلَعَّىٰلاَعَتَُّاللہَّىَّلَصsaidَّtoَّme,َّ‘Doَّnotَّwithholdَّyourَّmoney,َّforَّifَّ youَّdidَّsoَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع would withhold His blessings from you.’ ) Sahih Bukhari, Kitab-uz-Zakah, vol. 1, pp. 483, Hadis 1433 ( NotَّtoَّspendَّinَّtheَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعtoَّbeَّstingyَّandَّhoardingَّmoney,َّturningَّourَّfacesَّawayَّ from those who are genuinely needy & destituteَّareَّallَّactionsَّthatَّinviteَّdeprivationَّforَّone’sَّ self.َّBecauseَّitَّisَّaَّprivilegeَّtoَّspendَّSadaqahَّ&َّKhayraatَّinَّtheَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع;َّifَّweَّ wouldَّnotَّperformَّthisَّcharitableَّactَّthenَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعwillَّchooseَّothersَّforَّthisَّblessedَّact. Remember!َّAsَّspendingَّinَّtheَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعisَّbeneficialَّtoَّone’sَّself,َّsimilarlyَّbeingَّ stingyَّisَّalsoَّharmfulَّtoَّone’sَّself.َّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعchoosesَّHisَّgenerousَّbondsmenَّtoَّdoَّgoodَّ deeds. Those who are exceedingly generous and give online Sadqa & Khayraat with incredible generosity, despite spending a lot, their possessions are surprisingly multiplied; and on the other hand, a miser, especially one who has much wealth feels that ifَّheَّgivesَّSadaqahَّandَّKhayraatَّ thenَّhisَّwealthَّwillَّdecrease,َّthisَّmentalityَّpreventsَّhimَّfromَّdischargingَّhisَّobligatoryَّ&َّ supererogatoryَّSadaqah,َّotherَّvirtuousَّactsَّorَّhelpingَّtheَّcreationَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعafterَّall,َّheَّ forgets that one day the angel of death approaches and his possessions will transfer into the hands of his heirs. Consequences of stinginess SayyidunaَّYazīdَّBinَّMaysarahهْیَلَعَّیٰلاَعَتَِّاللہَُّةَمْحَرhasَّstated:َّInَّsomeَّancientَّUmmahَّ(nation),َّ thereَّwasَّaَّrichَّandَّstingyَّpersonَّwhoَّhadَّanَّabundanceَّofَّwealthَّandَّmanyَّchildren.َّHeَّwhoَّ wouldَّnotَّspendَّanythingَّinَّtheَّpathَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعbutَّwouldَّratherَّcontinueَّmultiplyingَّandَّ

3. accumulating his wealth. A number of slaves would alwaysَّremainَّreadyَّtoَّreceiveَّhisَّorders.َّ Daysَّandَّnightsَّofَّthatَّunwiseَّandَّgreedyَّpersonَّwereَّpassingَّinَّluxury,َّfunَّandَّcompleteَّ heedlessnessَّ withَّ hisَّ family,َّ forgettingَّ theَّ realityَّ ofَّ death.َّ Once,َّ Sayyidunaَّ ‘Izraeelَّ ِهـْیَلـَع م َ لََّسـلاَوََُّّةوٰلَّصـلاappearedَّasَّaَّbeggar,َّknockedَّatَّhisَّdoor.َّOneَّofَّhisَّslavesَّopenedَّtheَّdoorَّandَّ sawَّ aَّ beggarَّ standingَّ outside.َّ Theَّ slaveَّ askedَّ theَّ reasonَّ forَّ hisَّ coming.َّ Sayyidunaَّ ‘Izraeelم َ لََّسـلاَوََُّّةوٰلَّصـلاَِّهـْیَلـَعreplied,َّ‘Goَّandَّsendَّyourَّmasterَّtoَّme,َّIَّhave to talk to him.’َّThe slaveَّlied,َّ‘Heَّhasَّgoneَّoutَّtoَّhelpَّaَّbeggarَّlikeَّyou.’ Theَّbeggarَّwentَّaway.َّAfterَّsomeَّtime,َّthereَّwasَّanotherَّknockَّatَّtheَّdoor.َّTheَّslaveَّopenedَّ theَّ doorَّ andَّ foundَّ theَّ sameَّ beggarَّ again.َّ Thisَّ timeَّ Sayyidunaَّ ‘Izraeel م َ لََّسـلاَوsaid,َّ‘GoَّandَّtellَّyourَّmasterَّthatَّIَّamَّtheَّangelَّofَّdeath.’َّIntoxicatedَّbyَّwealthَّandَّ heedless of Divine remembrance, when that rich man was informed about it; he began to tremble with fear and said to his slaves, ‘Go and treatَّhimَّinَّaَّveryَّpoliteَّandَّhumbleَّway.’َّTheَّslavesَّ cameَّoutَّandَّhumblyَّrequestedَّhim,َّ‘Pleaseَّspareَّourَّmasterَّandَّseizeَّtheَّsoulَّofَّsomebodyَّ else’.َّSayyidunaَّMalak-ul-Mautم َ لََّسـلاَوََُّّةوٰلَّصـلاَِّهـْیَلـَعsaid,َّ‘Thatَّisَّnotَّpossible.’َّHeَّthenَّsaidَّtoَّ theَّrichَّman,َّ‘Makeَّyourَّwillَّifَّyouَّwant,َّIَّwillَّnotَّgoَّwithoutَّseizingَّyourَّsoul.’َّListeningَّtoَّ this, the rich man and his family yelled out. The wealthy person asked his family members and slaves to bring the boxes of gold and silver and opened them. Instantly they carried out his order. There was a stockpile of treasure that he had accumulated throughout his life. Turning towards theَّtreasure,َّheَّthenَّsaid,َّ‘Oَّdespicableَّandَّcontemptibleَّtreasure!َّCurseَّbeَّuponَّyou!َّIَّamَّ doomed due to your love. Alas! IَّremainedَّheedlessَّofَّtheَّZikrَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعandَّtheَّafterlifeَّ justَّbecauseَّofَّyou.’ َّ َُّةوٰلَّصـلاَّ َّ ِهـْیَلـَع Suddenly,َّaَّvoiceَّcameَّoutَّfromَّtheَّstockpileَّofَّtreasure,َّ‘Oَّloverَّofَّwealth,َّOَّseekerَّofَّtheَّ world and heedless one! Why do you curse me? Were you not despicableَّinَّtheَّeyesَّofَّtheَّ worldlyَّpeople!َّItَّisَّmeَّthatَّgaveَّyouَّrespect,َّenablingَّyouَّtoَّhaveَّaccessَّtoَّtheَّroyalَّcourt.َّ Youَّmarriedَّaَّrichَّwomanَّbyَّvirtueَّofَّme.َّYouَّyourselfَّwastedَّmeَّonَّevilَّthings.َّIfَّyouَّhadَّ spentَّmeَّinَّtheَّpathَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعyou would not have been faced with this humiliation and disgrace. Tell me! Did I prevent you from spending me in virtuous things? Not at all! You alone areَّresponsibleَّforَّallَّtheَّgreatَّcalamityَّthatَّyouَّareَّfacing.’َّThereafter,َّtheَّangelَّofَّdeathَّ seized the soul of that stingy rich person. ThreeَّveryَّimportantَّfactsَّshouldَّbeَّkeptَّinَّmindَّwhenَّgivingَّSadaqahَّi.e.َّspendingَّinَّtheَّpathَّ ofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع: 1. Do 2. Not to hurt the feelings of thoseَّ whomَّ youَّ haveَّ assistedَّ byَّ tauntingَّ them 3.3.َّSadaqahَّshouldَّbeَّgivenَّsincerely,َّsolelyَّforَّtheَّpleasureَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَع. not disclose or boast of your favours after giving Sadaqah. For those who hurt Muslims by taunting, injuring their feelings by disclosing their favours and for those who have indulged in showing off & ostentation, they should remember the

4. abovementioned three sayings whenever they are blessed with the opportunity of giving Sadqa (charity), unless they are counted amongst those destitute people who will appear on the Day of Resurrection with loads of virtues but would end up with nothing. Those who carry out the virtuous deed of giving charity sincerelyَّ inَّ theَّ wayَّ ofَّ AllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعblessesَّthemَّdoubleَّ(accordingَّtoَّone’sَّsincerity)َّandَّevenَّmoreَّthanَّ that.َّWhatَّ weَّspendَّinَّ theَّwayَّofَّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعasَّSadaqahَّisَّ inَّ factَّ profitable wealth and whatever we possess will go into the hands of others as soon as we die. Wise people are only those who serve those who are genuinely poor, especially Deeni students, but without reminding & boasting of their favours and thus they become deserving of virtues and excellences as mentioned in the blessed Quran & Ahadees .َّAllahََّّلَجَوَّزَعhasَّaَّgreatَّrewardَّforَّthoseَّwhoَّgiveَّ Sadaqah and according to a blessed Hadis, the one who gives Sadaqah will not only remain safe from the heat of the grave but will also be under the shade of his Sadaqah. By the blessings of Sadaqah,َّmisdeedsَّandَّcalamitiesَّareَّremoved;َّitَّisَّaَّsourceَّofَّincreasingَّone’sَّage;َّitَّwardsَّ off the bad habit of arrogance; it gives protection from a bad end. Sadaqah becomes a barrier between Hell and a human and that fortunate person is privileged with salvation from Divine wrath . ََّلَعَّىٰلاَعَتَُّ ّٰاللَّّٰىَّلَصَّنۡیِمَۡلۡاَِِّّيِبَّنلاَِّهاَجِبَّنۡیِمٰا مَّلَسَوَّهِلٰاَوَِّهۡی دَّمَحُمَّىٰلَعَّىٰلاَعَتَُّ ّٰاللَّّٰىَّلَص بۡیِبَحۡلاَّىَلَعَّا ۡ وُّلَص