Sadaqah

30 Jumadal Ula 14406 February 2019

Charity Removes Sin

QuestionCould I know the authenticity and references for the following. Rasullullah (salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.

4 Rabi'ul Akhir 144013 December 2018

‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) Only Has One Date in Her Home Which She Gives in Charity and the Virtue of Caring for Daughters

QuestionI am looking for the incident regarding when a lady came to Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) with two daughters to beg. Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) only had one date to spare them. Please mention the incident and reference.

3 Rabi'ul Akhir 144012 December 2018

The Example of One Who Gives Charity When He Is on His Death Bed

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The parable of the one who frees a slave [or gives charity] at the time of his death is that of the one who gives a gift [only after] he is satiated" [i.e., This type of charity is not the…

5 Rabi'ul Awwal 144014 November 2018

Providing for One’s Divorced or Widowed Daughter

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Shall I not tell you [one of the] greatest forms of charity? [It is to provide for your] daughter who comes back to you [due to divorce or her husband passing away] and you are her sole source of provision."

19 Safar 144030 October 2018

Providing Water Is Among the Best Charity

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah (radiyallahu 'anhu) said, I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what charity is best?' He replied, 'Providing drinking water.'

7 Safar 144018 October 2018

“O Businessmen! Give Sadaqah”

QuestionIs this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Merchants! In business transactions there occurs useless talk and false oaths, therefore mix it with giving sadaqah [for its atonement]"

18 Dhul Hijjah 143930 August 2018

Charity Will Serve as a Shade on the Day of Qiyamah

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "On the Day of Qiyamah, people will be in the shade of the charity [they gave], until it is time for accountability.

17 Sha'ban 14393 May 2018

The Intention One Should Have When Giving Charity

QuestionIs this statement of Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) authentic? "Your charity will not be accepted until you believe, "I need the reward more than the beggar needs the money."

5 Rajab 143922 March 2018

A Follow Up Query on the Virtue of Giving Clothes to a Destitute Muslim

QuestionIs there an incident which prompted Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) to narrate the following Hadith? I have heard this narration together with an incident. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: “He who gives cloth to any destitute Muslim, remains in the security of Allah…

25 Jumadal Akhirah 143913 March 2018

The Virtue of Giving Clothes to a Destitute Muslim

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: "Whoever clothes a Muslim, remains in the security of Allah as long as a single piece remains on his body."

23 Rabi'ul Awwal 143912 December 2017

Yahya (‘alayhis salam) and the Advice Given to the Bani Israil

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن الحارث الأشعري، أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله أمر يحيى بن زكريا بخمس كلمات: أن يعمل بهن، وأن يأمر بني إسرائيل أن يعملوا بهن، فكاد أن يبطئ، فقال له عيسى: إنك قد أمرت بخمس كلمات، أن تعمل بهن، وأن تأمر بني…

11 Rabi'ul Awwal 143930 November 2017