10. Zakāh (Prescribed Charity)
١٠۔ كِتَابُ الزَّكَاةِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which charity is better?" He replied, "You should be informed that it is better to give charity while you are healthy and stingy, considering the eternal life and fearing poverty, without delaying it. However, when it reaches your throat, you say to so-and-so and so-and-so, except for so-and-so, even though it was for so-and-so."
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أِيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ لَتُنَبَّأَنَّ أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَأْمُلُ الْبَقَاءَ وَتَخَافُ الْفَقْرَ وَلَا تُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا إِلَّا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ
[Machine] A man entrusted me with a portion of his wealth, which I took and went to Abu Darda. I consulted him regarding giving it to the poor or the immigrants. He said, "As for me, if I were to straddle the immigrants, I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The example of the one who gives charitable gifts at death is like one who brings his charity to the people while he is full, not in need.'"
أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ أَضَعُهَا فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَاسْتَأْمَرْتُهُ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَوْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي بَعْدَ الشِّبَعِ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The likeness of one who gives charity or frees a slave at the time of death is like the one who gives gifts after having his fill."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ أَوْ يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَعْدَ مَا يَشْبَعُ
[Machine] About Abdullah in the saying of Allah, "And they give food, in spite of their love for it, to the needy, the orphan, and the captive..." [Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 177]. He said, "Give charity even when you are healthy and wealthy, and contemplate wealth while fearing poverty."
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ فِي قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ} [البقرة 177] قَالَ تَصَدَّقْ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَأْمُلُ الْغِنَى وَتَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ