It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: Shall I not tell you of the best of the people in status? We said: Yes. O Messenger of Allah! He said: A man who rides his horse in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, until he dies or is killed. Shall I not tell you of the one who comes after him (in status)? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He said; A man who withdraws to a mountain pass and establishes Salah, and pays Zakah, and keeps away from the evil of people. Shall I not tell you of the worst of people? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He said: The one who asks for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but does not give (when he is asked) for His sake,
Read More..It was narrated from Zaid bin Zibyan, and attributed to Abu Dharr, that the Prophet said: There are three whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves, and three whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates. As for those whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves: A man who comes to some people and asks (to be given something) for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and not for the sake of their relationship, but they do not give him. So one man stayed behind and gave to him in secret, and no one knew of his giving except Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and the one to whom he gave it. People who travel all night until sleep becomes dearer to them than anything that may be equivalent to it, so they lay down their heads (and slept). Then a man among them got up and started praying to Me and beseeching Me, reciting MY Ayat. And a man who was on a campaign and met the enemy and they fled, but he went forward (pursuing them) until he was killed or Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, granted victory to him. And three whom Allah hates are the old man who commits Zina, the poor man who shows off, and the rich man who is unjust.
Read More..It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the messenger of Allah said: The poor man (Miskin) is not the one who leaves if you give him a date or two, or a morsel or two. Rather the poor man is the one who refrains from asking. Recite if you wish: They do not beg of people at all. '
Read More..It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: The poor man (Miskin) is not the one who goes around asking people and they send him away with a morsel or two, of a date or two. They said: Then what does poor (Mishkin) mean? He said: The one who does not possess independence of means and no one notices him to give charity to him, and he does not stand and ask of people.
Read More..It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: The poor man (Miskin) is not the one who leaves if you give him a morsel or two, or a date or two. They said: Then who is the Miskin, O Messenger of Allah? He said: The one who does not possess independence of means, and the people do not know of his need, so that they could give him charity.
Read More..It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Bujaid that his grandmother Umm Bujaid -who was one of those who gave the oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah - said to the Messenger of Allah: The poor man stands at my door, and I cannot find anything to give him. The Messenger of Allah said to her: If you cannot find anything to give to him except a sheep's burned foot, then give it to him.
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