27 Dhul Hijjah 143730 September 2016
Spending on One’s Family Is Charity
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? "When a man spends on his family and hopes to be rewarded for it, it is charity for him."
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3 Dhul Hijjah 14376 September 2016
Sadaqah Upon Good News
QuestionI know there is a Hadith mentioning giving charity [sadaqah] will prevent calamities. Are there any Hadiths mentioning giving sadaqah upon hearing good news or when you experience a good event in your life? For example if someone's son reads "Alhamdulillah" for the first time ever and if the parent,…
7 Dhul Qa'dah 143711 August 2016
Sadaqah Benefits Three People
QuestionI read this in a book: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has stated, "Allah makes three people enter Jannat [by virtue of] a morsel of bread and a handful of dates or anything besides them which benefits a poor person. The owner of the house who orders it, his wife…
9 Jumadal Akhirah 143719 March 2016
The Wealth of a Servant Is not Decreased by Giving Charity
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? "The wealth of a servant is not decreased by giving charity, Allah Ta'ala will increase the honor of one who endures oppression, and a person does not open a door of begging except that Allah will open for him a door of poverty"
27 Safar 143710 December 2015
What is Written on One of the Gates of Jannah?
QuestionNabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A man entered Jannah and saw written on its gate 'Charity receives a tenfold reward and giving a loan receives an eighteen fold reward" Is this authentic?
3 Safar 143716 November 2015
Ways to Draw Allah’s Assistance
QuestionWho is the narrator of the following Hadith and is it authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O people, join the link between you and your Rabb by remembering Him in abundance"
1 Safar 143714 November 2015
A Hadith on Giving Charity From Haram Income
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever acquires haram (unlawful) wealth and then gives charity from it, he will not be rewarded and will be sinful."
25 Muharram 14378 November 2015
One Good Deed, Three People Rewarded
QuestionPlease provide the reference for the following Hadith: "When a woman gives charity from her husband's house, she will get the reward for it, her husband will also be rewarded, the one keeping the money also gets rewarded. The reward of each them will not be decreased at all by…
2 Muharram 143716 October 2015
The Example of a Miser and One Who Spends
QuestionIs the following report reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The example of a miser and the one who spends is the example of two men chain-mail from their chest to their collar bones. When the spender spends, his shirt expands over his body until it covers his fingertips…
27 Rabi'ul Akhir 143528 February 2014
The Reward for Donating One Date
QuestionIs there a Hadith - that if a person gives a date in the path of Allah, Allah will reward him with mountains in gold but if he gives mountains of gold for name and fame (i.e., without sincerity) Allah will take him to task on the Day of Qiyamah?…