[Machine] We received a letter from Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (may Allah be pleased with him) stating: "Give charity before the prayer" quoting the verse: {He has succeeded who purifies himself and mentions the name of his Lord, then prays} [Al-A'la 15]. And say as your father [Adam] said: {Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers} [Al-A'raf 23]. And say as Noah said: {And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers} [Hud 47]. And say as Ibrahim said: {And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense} [Ash-Shu'ara 82]. And say as Moses said: {My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me, and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful} [Al-Qasas 16]. And say as Dhul-Nun (Jonah) said: {There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers} [Al-Anbiya 87]. It appears he wrote that whoever does not have anything to give in charity should fast—intending, and Allah knows best, after the Eid."  

أَتَانَا كِتَابُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ؓ تَصَدَّقُوا قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ {قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّى وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى} [الأعلى 15] وَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ أَبُوكُمْ {رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ} [الأعراف 23] وَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ نُوحٌ {وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ} [هود 47] وَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ {وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ} [الشعراء 82] وَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ مُوسَى {رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ} [القصص 16] وَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ ذُو النُّونِ {لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 87] وَأْرَاهُ كَتَبَ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ مَا يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فَلْيَصُمْ يُرِيدُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بَعْدَ الْعِيدِ