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Ramadan: Quran & Spending (Hadith No. 1621)

Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 126:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) was the most generous amongst the people, and he used to be more so in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel (`alayhissalaam) visited him, and Gabriel (`alayhissalaam) used to meet him on every night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) used to recite the Holy Qur'an to Gabriel, and when Gabriel (`alayhissalaam) met him, he used to be more generous than a fast wind (which causes rain and welfare).
Lessons:
  1. The sunnah is to go through the whole Quran in Ramadan. It's the best time of the year. You can do it!
    Join online classes if there's no other means.
  2. Spend generously in the cause of Allah. Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) was more generous than 'fast wind' - meaning he would spend a lot and he would spend of whatever he had as soon as he got it.. no delays. And his spending was such that it would benefit others - the poor and the needy.
    Here's a nice and funny video I came across relevant to this subject. Do check it out. :)

Giving Du`a - Freebie (Hadith No. 1233)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1232 (below) is a repeat. Read it here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 573:
Narrated Abu Ma'bad (the slave of Ibn Abbas (radiallaahu `anhu)):
Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said to Muadh (radiallaahu `anhu) when he sent him to Yemen, "You will go to the people of the Scripture. So, when you reach there, invite them to testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, and that Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) is His Apostle. And if they obey you in that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in each day and night. And if they obey you in that tell them that Allah has made it obligatory on them to pay the Zakat which will be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor among them. If they obey you in that, then avoid taking the best of their possessions, and be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation and Allah."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 574i:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa (radiallaahu `anhu):
Whenever a person came to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) with his alms, the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) would say, "O Allah! Send your Blessings upon so and so." My father went to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) with his alms and the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "O Allah! Send your blessings upon the offspring of Abu Aufa."
Beautiful Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam): giving du`a to people. It doesn't take much time, nor effort. Be generous with you words. See how the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) prays for the giver's offspring as well? Seekho kuch!

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/giving-dua-freebie-hadith-no-1233/

The Iron Cloak (Hadith No. 1182)


Bismillah.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 523:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "The example of a miser and an alms-giver is like the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks." Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "The example of an alms-giver and a miser is like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their breasts to their collar bones, and when the alms-giver wants to give in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.
May Allah make me understand the meaning of this example in depth. But the basic implication is that the generous person, when he spends, gets barakah in his wealth and reward. Even a little suffices him. And he spends even more in Allah's way. As for the miser, his wealth only gets lesser and lesser, so even when he wants to spend, he can't really find the means to do it. There's no barakah in his wealth. Even a lot isn't sufficient for him.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/the-iron-cloak-hadith-no-1182/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/

Angels Pray for Sadaqah-Doers (Hadith No. 1181)


Bismillah.
Hadith no. 1179 (below) and Hadith no. 1180 (further below) are repeats. Read the post here.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house .." The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her spending."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha (radiallaahu `anhaa):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."

Today's Hadith:

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' "
So if angels' prayers get accepted, generous people who spend in Allah's Cause remain in constant advantage, and miserly people always at loss (tsk tsk). And guess what? Angels' prayers do get accepted.

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/angels-pray-for-sadaqah-doers-hadith-no-1181/
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