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Most Superior Charity (Hadith No. 1159)


Bismillah.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly (miserly/stingy) and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say, 'Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.' And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too late)."
Do you know why it's best to give while you have health, but no wealth? Because that's where the real test is. Would you rather save for your future or give of what little you have? When what you have barely fulfills your needs, would you rather gather for luxury or give of what little you're left with?
It's true. It's hardest to give in charity when you're short of resources. But it feels the best ONLY when you give while having little for yourself. Try it. :)
I do believe that, actually. Because only charity puts barakah in your wealth.
Do not delay charity. How many times will I have to repeat? Do Sadaqah NOW! :P

Taken from: http://ilookilisten.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/most-superior-charity-hadith-no-1159/

Islam and Abortion


Child killing or abortion due to economic burden and sexual discrimination is a criminal act against humanity.

Allah swt is provider and fear of poverty cannot be valid reason for this shameful act. Similarly the gender of child cannot be considered as an accepted argument for this barbaric behaviour .Allah swt has discussed this issue in Quran on different instances.

Some of these instances are as follows:

Indeed lost are they who have killed their children, from folly, without knowledge, and have forbidden that which Allâh has provided for them, inventing a lie against Allâh. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided. (Al-An'am 6:140)

And so to many of the Mushrikûn (polythesists - see V.2:105) their (Allâh's so-called) "partners" have made fair-seeming the killing of their children, in order to lead them to their destruction and cause confusion in their religion(Al-An'am 6:137)

kill not your children because of poverty - We provide sustenance for you and for them (Al-An'am 6:151)

And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned. (At-Takwir 81:8)

All these verses make it clear that a child must not be killed due to :-

1 ) Economic reason 
2 ) Gender bias

Some hadiths make it clear that we are not even allowed to kill bastards and thus we can conclude that we are not allowed to abort illegitimate pregnancies.

The only valid reason for abortion:-

The only situation where abortion is allowed is the one when there is a life risk to pregnant mother and the only option is to choose either pregnancy or mother .In that case life of mother should be preferred because she is an already living in the world and her life should not be sacrificed for the pregnancy who is yet to be born.
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