*A Message 4 You*
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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم
A day is coming when we will stand on bare feet. We will wait for judgment, but it will not come quickly. Hours? Days? Years? Time is lost. People will scream. Some will cry to Allah: "Even if it is Hellfire, take us there now! We cannot bear this standing!"
This is the Day of Judgment. There will be terrible heat of the sun.
But then, a call will come. The voice of Allah (swt), full of mercy. HE will call some people: “Come, enter My Shade.”
Who are these people?
The Prophet (pbuh) told us. One of them is: "A person who gives charity in secret, so much that his right hand does not know what his left hand gave."📚Sahih al-Bukhari 660, Sahih Muslim 1031.
On that Day, your charity will become your only shade. But there is a condition.
Yes!
Allah (swt) does not love what you do once. He loves what you do again and again and again. And to be under His Shade, you must make charity your habit. Every single day (except if you don't sincerely have anything to give).
My People,
One of the reasons why our charity is required to be frequent is because of the hadith:
“There is not a day upon which the servant awakens but that two angels descend. One of them says: O Allah, repay one who spends in charity! The other says: O Allah, give more troubles to one who withholds charity!” 📚Sahih al-Bukhari 1442, Sahih Muslim 1010.
Now,
If giving sadaqah everyday is not necessary in the life of a believer, Angels will not be made to descend every blessed morning to make Du'a for whoever gives sadaqah.
Remember,
The only person who is exempted from giving is the one who has nothing to give.
Yes!
It's not written anywhere that before we give sadaqah, we should wait until we become a millionaire or until we have excess money in our pockets or bank account or until we have some money our family did not desperately need. This is true because of the hadith Narrated By Ibn Abbas : I am a witness that the prophet (pbuh) offered the Id prayer before delivering the sermon and then he thought that the women would not be able to hear him (because of the distance), so he went to them along with Bilal who was spreading his garment. The Prophet advised and ordered them to give in charity. So the women started giving their ornaments - necklaces and ear-rings - (in charity)". 📚Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 529.... From this hadith, the prophet Muhammad would have asked the women to keep their necklaces and ear-rings to themselves since they don't have money to give as sadaqah.
Servants of Allah,
Shaytan will whisper unto you: "Don't give today. Money is hard to get. The economy is bad. Your family needs every penny. If you insist to give, then, give something little instead. People are already giving, why would you worry yourself again? What if you need it later?"
That is Shaytan for you. He is lying to you. Yes. He makes you see only your empty pocket. He promises you that holding your money will make you safe. But he is stealing your only shade.
Therefore,
I remind myself and you to give sadaqah today, tomorrow and every day after that (except if you have nothing at all to give). No matter how little (if it's little Allah blesses you with). No matter how hard life is. No matter how loud shaytan whispers, don't listen. And you should hide most of your sadaqah if you can.
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