Fazial Sadqat (Story No.7)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.7).
Once Muhammad bin Munkadir Rahmatullah alaihe visited  Aishah Radhiallho anho at her place and told her that he was hard pressed for money and needed her help badly.

Aishah Radhiallaho anha said to him, I am sorry; I do not  have anything with me at present and added even if I Possessed ten thousand (Dirhams or Dinaars) I would give you the entire amount.

Hearing this, Muhammad Rahmatullah alaihe went away but, not before long, a man brought her a gift of ten thousand (Dirhams or Dinaars) from Khalid bin asad Radhiallaho anho. She said, I have been put to trail for what I just said to Ibn-ul-munkadir, and immediately sent for him and give him the entire amount as a gift. Muhammad  bin Munkadir Rahmatullah alaihe spent one thousand Dirhams on marrying a slave-girl, from whom he had three sons, Muhammad, Abu Bakr and Umar by name. All three were well – known for their piety in Madinah Munawwarah. Aisha Radhiallaho anha will have, of course, a due share in the benefits from the devotions of these three beings, because her generous gift to Ibne Munkadir Rahmat ullah alaihe brought about the marriage of their parents. (Tanhzeeb-ut-Tahzeeb) There are numerous stories about the magnanimity of Aishah Radhiallaho anha like her illustrious father, Abu Bakr Siddique Radhiallaho anho. We have narrated an episode in the book. The stories of Sahabah, in which it is related how she distributed, among the poor and the needy, two bags, amounting to one hundred thousand Dirhams, not keeping back a single Dirham for herself to buy some meat for the Iftaar. There is another story that, on one occasion, she distributed a hundred and eighty thousand Dirhams among the poor. Tameem bin urwah Rahmatuallah alaihe narrates,

Once I Saw Aishah Radhaillaho anha distributing seventy thousand Dirhams among the poor, while she herself was wearing a patched shirt. Aishah Radhiallaho anha was an aunt of Tameem s father. (Ithaaf)   

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.6)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.6).

A man once visited Abdullah Bin jafar Radhiallaho anho and recited tow couplets, which meant:

When you do a favor or behave generously, see that you are doing so to those who deserve your bounty;

For, only then a favor is worth its name;

Do not favor a man who deserves it not;

And ,when you do favor to someone, seek thereby the pleasure of ALLAH alone;

(For; then ,you can do favors to the non-Muslims and the animals alike ,without giving thought to whether they deserve it or not;)

Or, let your favors be showered upon your kinsmen

(For, their kinship with you makes them worthy of your bounties)

Without their being deserving or not;

Except for these tow considerations, do not let your bounty be wasted upon the non-deserving.

The remarks wer directed to Abdullah bin jafar Radhiallaho anho himself, who was famous for his generosity, which was at once general and all-embracing. Hearing this, Abdullah bin jafar Radhiallaho anho said, Such poetry makes one stingy and mean money matters; I would rather shower my favors, like rain, upon all and sundry .if my bounty benefits the noble and the deserving, well and good, for they are worthy of it; if it reaches those who do not deserve it, I shall blame myself for possessing money which is fit only to pass into non –deserving and ungrateful hand .(Ihyaa).The words were spoken by Abdullah Radhiallaho anho in sheer humility; he modestly thought that his property was worthless, which was fit only for the non-deserving people. 

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.5)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.5).

Abdullah bin Abbas Rahiallaho anho relates: In the time of Rashullah Sallallaho alahie wasalalm,A certain man had a date palm tree growing In the courtyard of his house. 

A branch of the tree was hanging above the house of one of his neighbors who was a poor man.When the rich man climbed the tree to pick fruit and shook its branches, some of its dates fell into the poor man compound and his children picked them form the ground. At this, the rich man would climb down, go into the neighbor’s house and snatch the dates from the children .And if he saw a child chewing a date, the man would thrust his fingers into his mouth and take out the date.

The poor man went to Rasulullah Sallallaho alhi wasalm and complained against his neighbor. Rasulullah Sallallaho alahie wasallam heard his complaint and sent him away ,but then called the owner of the date palm into his presence and said to him, Are you willing to give me the date –palm hanging above yours neighbors house , in return for which I promise you a date –palm tree in Jannah? 

The man said, O Rasulullha, any people have desired to dates very much and, therefore, I have not sold it to any ,and thus excused himself from giving the tree away.

(As he was the lawful owner, Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wassallam did not insist on buying the tree from him, against his will).When the man went away, a sahabi, who had been listening to this conversation, came forward and said,O Rasulullah, do you also promise me a tree in Jannah, if I buy that date _palm form him and present it to you? Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam replied, Certainly,   I promise you the same .At this ,the sahabi got up went over to the owner of the tree and said to him , I  Also won a plantation of date-palm.

can you sell that tree of you at any price? The man said, Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam promised me a tree in Jannah in return for this date-palm, but declined the offer. The fact is that I like this for this tree very much. I might sell it, but nobody would pay the price I demand for it.The Sabahi said, How much do your demand? and the man said ,I could give it in exchange for forty date-palm .The Sabahi said ,This seems too much for a crooked tree, but are you sure that you would give this tree in exchange for forty date-palm ?The man said certainly, and if you confirm the bargain, adjure on oath.

 The Sahabi swore that he was willing to buy that tree for forty date-palms, but the man backed out of the agreement and refused to sell the tree. The Sabhi said to him, You cannot back out now, for I am on an oath to buy it. The man said All right, but all the forty trees should be growing in one and the same place. The Sabahi thought for a while and said, yes the tree are growing in one and the same place. When the bargain was finally settled, the sahabi came to Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam and said, I have bought the date-palm tree and I present it to you. Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam went to the poor man’s house and bestowed the tree upon him as a gift.

It was after this episode that Surah al –leyl was revealed.

 (Durre Manthur)   

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.4)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.4)

Once ,Abdullah bin Aamir Bin kuraiz Radhiallaho anho,who was a cousin of uthaman Radhiallaho anho, came out of the masjid (Mosque) at night and was going home. He came across a young man. The youth also began to walk in the same direction and Abdullah said to him Young man ,have you got any business with me? The man replied, No sir, I wish you a good life and eternal success.

I saw that you were walking alone at this hour of the night and I thought I had better accompany you to your place, lest anything untoward should happen (May Allah forid that) I just want to accompany you for the sake of your security. Abdullah Radhiallaho anho was greatly pleased; he caught the young man by the hand and took him to his house. On reaching there, Abdullah Radhiallaho anho give him a thousand Dinaars (Gold pieces)and said ,Here is something for your personal needs; your elders have taught you excellent manners.

(ihyaa)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.3)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.3).

Abul Hasan Madaini relates that once,

 Immam Hasan, Immam Hassan and Abdullah bin Jafar Radhiallaho anhum were going for Hajj. The camels carrying their provision were lost on the way and they continued their journey without food or drink. They came upon a Bedouin tent, in which there sat an old woman, and on asking her, if she had anything (water, milk, butter-m ilk, etc,) to drink, she said that she had .So, they dismounted from their camels. The old woman had only one she-got, which was very thin and lean. She asked them to milk it and shares the milk among them. They did so and drank its milk, dividing it among themselves Then they asked the good woman if she had anything to eat and she said ,I have got this she got only ;but if you slaughter it ,I shall cook its meat for you; They slaughtered the goat, which the woman cooked and served to them . They ate their fill and in the evening when they were going to start their journey, they said to her ,we are Hashamites and we are going for Hajj; when after Hajj we get back to madinah safe and sound ,do visit us there ,and shall repay you for your hospitality, Insha- Allah . After they had departed ,the old woman ,s husband came back home (From the forest) and she told him all about the guest from the banu Hashim He was angry and scolded her saying, You slaughtered your goat for strangers; you do not know who they were and where they came from. How do we know that they were Hashimites?

 He was silent after rebuking her.

In course of time, the old man and his wife became very poor and went to Madinah Munawwarah to look for some odd jobs to earn their living. During the day, they used to gather dried camel –dung (which was used for fuel) which they sold in evening, thus earning fr themselves a bare living. One day the old women was gathering camel-dung as usual when she passed in front of the house of Immam Hassan Radhiallaho anho who saw her and, recognizing her, sent his servant to invite her to come into his house. When she came, the Imaam said to her <Do you know me? When she said that she did not he replied, I am your guest who drank the milk of your she goat and then slaughtered it to eat its meat. The old women still did not recognize him and said in amazement, My Lord! Are you’ the same person? The Imaam again told her that he as the same guest and ordered his men to buy a thousand goats for her, which was immediately purchased and gifted to the old lady, together with a thousand Dinaars in cash. The Immam Radhiallaho anho, who asked her how much the elder bro told about it, he also gives her a thousand goats and a thousand Dinaars (Gold Pieces) in cash. Immam Hasan sent her, in turn , to Abdullah bin Jafar Radhiallaho anho who, when he learnt what the two brothers had gifted to her, give her tow thousand goats and two thousand Dinaars in Cash, saying, if you had come to me before going to Immam Hasan , I would have given you earn more money in reward. The old lady went to her husband with four thousand goats and four thousand Dinaars and said to him here is something in return for our thin and weak goat. (Ihyaa) 

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.2)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.2).
Once a group of the Qaris (well-versed in reciting the Quran )from Basra came to Abdullah Bin Abbas Radhiallaho anho and said to him ,there is pious man living in our neighborhood, who frequently observes fasts and spends long hours nightly standing in Tahajjud salaat. So devout is he that each one of us envies him and longs to be like him in devotion . He has given his daughter in marriage to his nephew ,but he ca not afford to provide a dowry to his daughter ;Abdullah Bin Abbas Radhiallaho Anho took them to his house and ,taken six bags of Dinaars form a box, handed him the money ask them to take it to the pious man. They were just leaving, when Ibne Abbas Radhiallaho Anho said, I do not think it s lot of botheration in arranging things for the dowry, and much of his precious time will be wasted in buying things and his programme of the attention of a devout Momin .I am sure it is not below our dignity to serve a brother Muslim. Let us, then make arrangements for the marriage ,buy the items for the dowry and then give all these to our neighbors .The Qaris agreed to the proposal and the y bought al the necessities with the money and handed them over to the pious man. 

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.1)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.1).

A Person once came to, Imaam Hussain Radhiallaho anho and asked him to help him in his need .The Imaam said to him, you have put me under an obligation by asking me a favor and it has become incumbent upon me to give you enough money to meet this requirement and worthy of being presented to a man of your status. But, at this moment, my financial position does not allow me to give you as much as I should .Whatever amount a man might spend for the cause of Allah, it would seem insignificant (when set against the infinite bounties of Allah to him),but I am helpless ,for I do not possess as much a s I should give you as a sign of my gratitude. To you for letting me know about your need. Now ,if you are willing to accept as much as I can afford to give you and do not want me to procure mre from other sources, I shall be glad to present to you the little amount I possess, through it will fail to fulfill my obligation to you’ The main said “O son of Rasullah ,I shall be glad to accept whatever amount you bestow upon me ,and feel, grateful to you, and believe you to be incapable of giving more”.

The Imaam then told his treasurer to fetch whatever remained of the three hundred thousand Dirhams he had put in his custody.

The treasurer brought fifty thousand Dirhams (the rest had already been spent on similar occasions) whereupon Imaam Hasan Radhiallaho anho said ,”I also remember giving you fie hundred dinaars(gold-pieces)”`and the treasur said that he had them in his possession .The imam told him to fetch the Dinaars as well ,and then asked the man to fetch some porters to carry this fortune to his house .When he brought two porters, Hasan Radhiallaho anho give him the entire fortune and, as he was leaving, “It is  also my duty to pay the wages of the laborers for carrying the money to your houses; sell this garment and give the money to them as wages “At this .the slaves of the Imaam Radhiallaho anho said to him ,we have been left with nothing to buy  us our food ;you have give away your entire fortune.”The Imaam said,I have perfect faith n the bounty of Allah Taala and I earnestly hope that He will grant me bounteous reward for this act of kindness .” (Ihyaa . Just imagine! The Imaam Radhi allaho anho give away such a large fortune, keeping back nothing with him and yet he felt sorry at the thought that he had not given the man his due.