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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakat
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْيَدِ الْعُلْيَا وَالْيَدِ السُّفْلَى
Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Upper Hand and the Lower Hand
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 3516 — What Has Been Reported Regarding the Upper
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَلْحَفْتُ، فَقَالَ: ((يَا حَكِيمُ! مَا أَكْثَرَ مَسْأَلَتَكَ! يَا حَكِيمُ! إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ وَإِنَّهُ مَعَ ذَلِكَ أَوْسَاخُ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ، وَيَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطِي، وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي فَوْقَ يَدِ الْمُعْطَى وَأَسْفَلُ الْأَيْدِي يَدُ الْمُعْطَى))
(Second chain) Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and insisted a lot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Hakim! How much you ask! O Hakim! This wealth is attractive and desirable, and along with it, it is also the filth of people's hands. The hand of Allah Almighty is above the hand of the giver, and the hand of the giver is above the hand of the receiver, and the hand of the receiver is the lowest of all.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The summary of the ahadith on this subject is that a person does indeed need various means to live a worldly life, but he should strive to fulfill these means through effort according to his ability, and while spending his days and nights freely, he should not look greedily towards anyone’s wealth or property. God forbid, if he is compelled to extend his hand in need, then he should also consider it his right and use it only until his need is fulfilled, without allowing any decrease in his honor and dignity.
