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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
بَابُ الْحَثِّ عَلَيْهَا وَفَضْلِهَاChapter: Encouragement for It and Its Virtue
Hadith 3574
اُردوEn
عَنْ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ (بُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَا يُخْرِجُ رَجُلٌ شَيْئًا مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ حَتَّى يَفْكَّ عَنْهَا لَحْيَيْ سَبْعِينَ شَيْطَانًا))
Narrated by Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a person gives charity, it breaks the jaws of seventy devils.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is understood from this that the effort of Shaytan is to bind the Muslim in lowly qualities such as stinginess and miserliness. This is why he is greatly distressed when a person gives charity and alms. We should, therefore, spend in the way of Allah, following the command of our Lord, seeking His pleasure, and causing distress to our eternal enemy, Shaytan.
This hadith also shows that charity and almsgiving hold great importance in a Muslim society and are a major means of reform. Through this, not only does the giver of charity become purified and attain blessing in his wealth, but the recipient of charity is also able to improve his circumstances. If only this system of charity and almsgiving could become organized among us as well, and the wealthy would consider it an honor for themselves.
This hadith also shows that charity and almsgiving hold great importance in a Muslim society and are a major means of reform. Through this, not only does the giver of charity become purified and attain blessing in his wealth, but the recipient of charity is also able to improve his circumstances. If only this system of charity and almsgiving could become organized among us as well, and the wealthy would consider it an honor for themselves.
