AHADITH ON THE VIRTUES OF SPENDING
FOR THE CAUSE OF ALLAH
After quoting so many Ayaat of the Holy Qur'an on the subject
of spending for the cause of Allah Ta'ala, there should be no need of
quoting any Ahadith bearing on. this subject But since the Ahadith
clarify and explain the sacred Word of Allah Subhanahu Ta'ala, it
would be worth-while narrating a few Ahadith before concluding
this Chapter.
HADITH: 1
Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam said, "If I
possessed gold to the extent of mount Uhud, I would
not like to keep any of it with me for more than
three days, except what I put aside for paying a
debt".
Note: Mount Uhud is well-known as thQ biggest mountain near
Madinah. Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam has said that, if he
had as much gold as the mountain of Uhud, he would like to give it
away within three days and would not keep any portion of it with
himself. This is simply meant to convey that it will take at least
three days to distribute that huge amount of gold. Ofcourse, if there
was debt to be paid and the creditor was not present, some portion of
gold could be retained till the debt could be paid. This shows that
payment of a debt is more important than Sadaqah. It was the noble
habit of Rasulullah not to hoard anything. Anas Radhiallaho anho
who was the special attendant of Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe
wasallam says that he never kept anything for the next day. Once
somebody presented three birds to Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe
wasallam, one of which he gave to his own attendant. The attendant
brought back that bird the following day to Rasulullah Sallallaho
alaihe wasallam who said to him "Have I not told you not to keep