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FAZA 7L-ESADAQAAT • PART ONE
that when the Ayat regarding the seven hundred times reward was
revealed, Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam made a Du'aa for a
further increase of the reward, upon which the Ayat given at No. 5
was revealed. (Bayan-al-Qur'an) . This means that this particular
Ayat was sent down earlier than the one given at No. 5. The subject
of another Hadith is contrary to the discussion given under Ayat
No.5
8. Those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah '
and afterwards make no reproach or injury (in any
way) to follow that which they have spent, their
reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear
come upon them, neither shall they grieve. (On the
Day of Judgement). (al-Baqarah: 262)
Note: This great Ayat follows the previous one, and the whole
section (Ruku') deals with the same subject. It encourages us to
spend for the cause of Allah and warns against boasting of the favour
done or teasing the beneficiary with taunts and insults, which means
treating him with contempt, or to look down upon him. Rasulullah
Sallallaho alaihe wasallam has said that certain people shall not
enter * Jannah These include one who boasts of his generosity after
spending for the cause of Allah, the other who is disobedient to his
parents and the third who is a habitual drunkard, etc. (Durre
Manthur). Imaam Ghazali Rahmatullah alaihe has written in the
7/rya' about the etiquettes of Sadaqah that it must not be destroyed
by 'Mann' (reproach) and 'Azaa* (injury). Some Ulama have ex-
plained 'Mann* as boasting about it to the person to whom the
Sadaqah has been given and 'Azaa' as talking about it to others.
Other Ulama have said that € Mann' is to demand free labour in
return for Sadaqah and *Azaa* is taunting the beneficiary for
begging. Some others have said that 'Mann* is to show a feeling of
superiority over the receiver of alms, and 'Azaa* is to rebuke the poor
for begging. Imaam Ghazali Rahmatullah alaihe has said that
'Mann' is as follows:-
Having spent the money on the poor man, one would be con-
scious of it as a favour shown to him. This veiy thought becomes the
source of all the evils mentioned above. In reality it is the poor who