(v) A man who, due to fear of Allah, refuses to go near a
respectable beautiful woman, sexually inclined towards
him, as also a woman who in a similar situation refuses to
meet a man;
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(vi) A person who gives Sadaqah so secretly that his left hand
does not know what the right hand gives away;
(vii) A person who cries when remembering Allah in solitude.
This particular Hadith mentions only seven persons; according
to an other Hadith some other people, besides these, will enjoy the
shade of the *Arsh' (Allah Ta'ala's throne) on that severe Day. The
Ulama have counted them as eighty two categories, which have been
recounted by the writer of 4 It-haaf . Many Ahadith relate Rasulullah
Sallallaho alaihe wasallam as saying, "Concealed Sadaqah causes
the wrath of Allah to wane". Saalim Ibne Abil Ja'ad Rahmatullah
alaihe has said that a woman was travelling alone with her infant
son when a wolf snatched it away from her hands. The woman was
running after the wolf when a beggar approached her and asked for
something. She had only a single loaf of bread, which she gave away
to the beggar. Thereafter, the wolf returned and left the baby with
his mother. Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam has said that
three persons are loved by Allah and He is displeased with three.
Those whom He loves are: the first is a person in a crowd of people
who, when a man approaches and begs for something from them
r (among whom none is related to the beggar), moves away from the
crowd and gives the beggar something of which only Allah Ta'ala is
aware; the second is a person who is travelling with a group at night
and when sleep overtakes them and they call a halt, leave their
conveyances and go to sleep, he stands up instead of sleeping and
offers his Salaat with full humility; the third ijs the person who,
when engaged in a battle against the Kaafirs, holds T is ground
bravely till he is killed (meets Shahadat) or is victorious, while his
companions turn their back due to heavy pressure of the enemy. The
three with whom Allah Ta'ala is displeased are; first, a person who
indulges in adultery even in his old age; second who is a beggar, and
still arrogant; and third, a rich man who is cruel. This very Hadith is
recorded at Serial No.15. One of the Ahadith quoted by Jabir Radhi-
allaho anho says that once Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam
gave a sermon saying, "O people repent of your misdeeds before
death overtakes you; be quick in seizing the opportunity of doing a
good deed lest you should lose the chance by getting busy in some-