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Sunan an-Nasai 2529 (Book 23, Hadith 95) #17140
The Power of Giving Charity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of giving charity, even if it is a small amount.

It was narrated that Abu Mas'ud said: "The Messenger of Allah used to tell us to give in charity, and one of us could not find anything to give until he went to the market place and hired himself out to carry loads for people. Then he would bring a Mudd and give it to the Messenger of Allah. I know a man who has a hundred thousand now, but on that day he had (only) one Dirham".
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُنَا شَيْئًا يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ حَتَّى يَنْطَلِقَ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَيَحْمِلَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَيَجِيءَ بِالْمُدِّ فَيُعْطِيَهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَعْرِفُ الْيَوْمَ رَجُلاً لَهُ مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ مَا كَانَ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ دِرْهَمٌ

TOPICS
charity  *  generosity  *  sacrifice

QUICK LESSONS:
Give in charity no matter how little you have

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the power of giving charity, no matter how small. It was narrated by Abu Mas'ud that the Prophet Muhammad used to encourage people to give in charity, even if they could only afford a small amount. He tells the story of a man who was so poor he had to hire himself out as a laborer and only earned one dirham. Despite his poverty, he still gave what he could in charity and eventually became wealthy with one hundred thousand dirhams. This teaches us that generosity and sacrifice are important values for Muslims and can lead to great rewards from Allah.

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