´Ali bin Abi Talib said:` “When (the following) was revealed: ‘O you who believe! When you consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation.’ The Prophet said to me: ‘What do you think? A dinar?’ I said: ‘They will not be able to.’ He said: ‘Then half a Dinar?’ I said: ‘They will not be able.’ He said: ‘Then how much?’ I said ‘A barely corn.’ He said: ‘You made it too little.’” He said: “So the Ayah was revealed: ‘Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation?’ He said: “It was about my case for which Allah lightened the burden upon this Ummah.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
Explanation:
1:
O you who believe! When you wish to consult the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in private, then offer something in charity before your private consultation. ()
2:
Are you afraid of offering charity before your private consultation? ()
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Ali ibn Alqamah is a narrator who is lenient in hadith.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3300