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Ṣadaqah and zakāh — the purification of what the hand holds.

On the giving of wealth — the obligatory alms of zakāh and the voluntary ṣadaqah that the Prophet ﷺ taught is a shade on the Day. How the classical scholars weighed the rights of wealth.

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From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

30 passages
  1. "Zakat is categorized into six types, zakat on livestock, zakat on gold and silver, zakat"

  2. "generosity is giving without expectation of return. This is the reality, and such generosity"

  3. "for generosity, giving with the intention of showing off. Over time this can lead to giving"

  4. "Commanding good is a charity, forbidding evil is a charity, helping the weak is a charity,"

  5. "If given a choice between zakat and charity, and the owner of the charity would not give"

  6. "on trade, zakat on buried wealth and minerals, zakat on agricultural produce, and zakat"

  7. "Faced with the choice between squandering and giving in charity, we favored charity."

  8. "for little or much. The degrees of this generosity are limitless, and some people are more generous"

  9. "Where charity is obligatory on surplus regarded as prohibited, zakat is more certainly obligatory."

  10. "nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah, performing salah and giving zakah. And He says,"

  11. "Charity given to the impoverished is considered charity, but when given to a relative it becomes"

  12. "Know that both generosity and stinginess have different levels. The highest degree of generosity"

  13. "Some scholars dislike giving charity to questioners in the mosque who climb over people's necks"

  14. "If the money is subject to charity and taking zakat does not constrict the poor, the individual"

  15. "food while she was absent, and the food was from charity. He said, The charity has reached its"

  16. "assets. Beneficence lies in generosity, and generosity is offering wealth without compensation"

  17. "Therefore, whoever lacks patience after giving charity from reminders or harm has invalidated"

  18. "However, there is a basis for giving charity from such wealth, based on reports, tradition,"

  19. "that he is generous in the hereafter but not generous in this world? How can he assert that"

  20. "Third, expansion in provisions and having a generous spirit in giving and spending without"

  21. "They disliked letting a day pass without giving charity, even if just a date, an onion, or"

  22. "the food was charity or not, as it was not customary for a feast to be considered charity."

  23. "However, if an act can be concealed, like charity or prayer, and openly displaying charity"

  24. "If unable to earn or possess wealth, he should request others for zakat or charity for his"

  25. "the saying in the Gospel, When giving charity, let your left hand not know what your right"

  26. "reading is like the virtue of secret charity over public charity. In another wording, the"

  27. "charitable giving, charity, and spreading goodness. Some sages were asked, What is bliss?"

  28. "The hadith stating whoever combines fasting, giving charity, visiting a sick person, and"

  29. "You see an individual giving a few dirhams in charity from permissible and impermissible"

  30. "that consuming a thousand dirhams unlawfully is offset by giving ten in charity from the"

From the Pen of

Ibn Battuta

6 passages
  1. "the sign among signs and singular among noble kings, the lion of lions and the most generous of the generous, the devout worshiper, the just, Abu al-Hassan, the son of our master,"

  2. "Even though Abu Ishaq was virtuous and generous, he could not match the Indian king in generosity"

  3. "him the effort of standing. He was generous, fond of charity, and benevolent towards the poor and"

  4. "support him, invented acts of generosity and charity that never occurred to the imaginations"

  5. "known for his charity and fame generosity. The sultan, Abu Sayyid, held him in high regard,"

  6. "giving charity, especially the women who donate abundantly and are eager to do good deeds."

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