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Sunan Ibn Majah 4155 (Book 37, Hadith 56) #33511
The Importance of Charity

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) encouraged charity and giving to others, and compared the amount of money people had in his time to the amount of money people have nowadays.

It was narrated that Abu Mas’ud said: "The Messenger of Allah used to enjoin charity, then one of us would go out and carry goods for others until he earned a Mudd, but one of them nowadays has one hundred thousand (Dinar or Dirham)". Shaqiq said: "It was as if he was hinting that this was he himself".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَأْمُرُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَيَنْطَلِقُ أَحَدُنَا يَتَحَامَلُ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ بِالْمُدِّ وَإِنَّ لأَحَدِهِمُ الْيَوْمَ مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ شَقِيقٌ كَأَنَّهُ يُعَرِّضُ بِنَفْسِهِ

TOPICS
dinar  *  charity  *  giving  *  money  *  generosity  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Give charity generously; Help those who are less fortunate; Use your wealth to benefit others as well as yourself; Be kind towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was known for his generosity and kindness towards others. He taught that it is important to give charity and help those in need. This hadith tells us that when the Prophet was alive, a person would go out and work until they earned a Mudd which is an old unit of measurement for weight. However, nowadays people have much more money than they did back then - one hundred thousand Dinars or Dirhams! This shows how much wealth has increased over time but also reminds us that we should not forget about helping those who are less fortunate than us. We should be generous with our wealth and use it to benefit others as well as ourselves.

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