Volume 2, Book 24, Number 515:
Narrated Asma’ bint Abu Bakr:
that she had gone to the Prophet and he said, “Do not shut your money bag; otherwise Allah too
will with-hold His blessings from you. Spend (in Allah’s Cause) as much as you can afford. “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 516:
Narrated Abu Wail:
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Hudhaifa said, “‘Umar said, ‘Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah’s Apostle
(p.b.u.h) about afflictions’?’ I said, ‘I know it as the Prophet had said it.’ ‘Umar said, ‘No doubt, you are
bold. How did he say it?’ I said, ‘A man’s afflictions (wrong deeds) concerning his wife, children and
neighbors are expiated by (his) prayers, charity, and enjoining good.’ (The sub-narrator Sulaiman
added that he said, ‘The prayer, charity, enjoining good and forbidding evil.’) ‘Umar said, ‘I did not
mean that, but I ask about that affliction which will spread like the waves of the sea.’ I said, ‘O chief
of the believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and it.’ He asked,
‘Will the door be broken or opened?’ I replied, ‘No, it will be broken.’ He said, ‘Then, if it is broken, it
will never be closed again?’ I replied, ‘Yes.’ ” Then we were afraid to ask what that door was, so we
asked Masruq to inquire, and he asked Hudhaifa regarding it. Hudhaifa said, “The door was ‘Umar.
“We further asked Hudhaifa whether ‘Umar knew what that door meant. Hudhaifa replied in the af –
firmative and added, “He knew it as one knows that there will be a night before the tomorrow morn –
ing.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 517:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
I said to Allah’s Apostle, “Before embracing Islam I used to do good deeds like giving in charity,
slave-manumitting, and the keeping of good relations with Kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for
those deeds?” The Prophet replied, “You became Muslim with all those good deeds (Without losing
their reward).”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 486:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth,
then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake
with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, ‘I am
your wealth, I am your treasure.’ ” Then the Prophet recited the holy verses:– ‘Let not those who
withhold . . .’ (to the end of the verse). (3.180).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 502:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “A man said that he would give something in charity. He went out
with his object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he
had given his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, “O Allah! All the praises are for
you. I will give alms again.” And so he again went out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an
adulteress. Next morning the people said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The
man said, “O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will give alms
again.” So he went out with his alms again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people)
next morning said that he had given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, “O Allah! All the praises
are for you. (I had given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man.” Then someone came
and said to him, “The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and
that given to the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and
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that given to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Al –
lah has given him, in Allah’s cause.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 487:
Narrated Abu Said:
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Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “No Zakat is due on property mounting to less than five Uqiyas (of
silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels, and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs.”
(A Wasqs equals 60 Sa’s) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 488:
Narrated Zaid bin Wahab:
I passed by a place called Ar-Rabadha and by chance I met Abu Dhar and asked him, “What has
brought you to this place?” He said, “I was in Sham and differed with Muawiya on the meaning of
(the following verses of the Quran): ‘They who hoard up gold and silver and spend them not in the
way of Allah.’ (9.34). Muawiya said, ‘This verse is revealed regarding the people of the scriptures.” I
said, It was revealed regarding us and also the people of the scriptures.” So we had a quarrel and
Mu’awiya sent a complaint against me to ‘Uthman. ‘Uthman wrote to me to come to Medina, and I
came to Medina. Many people came to me as if they had not seen me before. So I told this to ‘Uthman
who said to me, “You may depart and live nearby if you wish.” That was the reason for my being here
for even if an Ethiopian had been nominated as my ruler, I would have obeyed him .
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 489:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
While I was sitting with some people from Quraish, a man with very rough hair, clothes, and ap –
pearance came and stood in front of us, greeted us and said, “Inform those who hoard wealth, that a
stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of their breasts till it comes out
from the bones of their shoulders and then put on the bones of their shoulders till it comes through
the nipples of their breasts the stone will be moving and hitting.” After saying that, the person re –
treated and sat by the side of the pillar, I followed him and sat beside him, and I did not know who
he was. I said to him, “I think the people disliked what you had said.” He said, “These people do not
understand anything, although my friend told me.” I asked, “Who is your friend?” He said, “The
Prophet said (to me), ‘O Abu Dhar! Do you see the mountain of Uhud?’ And on that I (Abu Dhar)
started looking towards the sun to judge how much remained of the day as I thought that Allah’s
Apostle wanted to send me to do something for him and I said, ‘Yes!’ He said, ‘I do not love to have
gold equal to the mountain of Uhud unless I spend it all (in Allah’s cause) except three Dinars
(pounds). These people do not understand and collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I ask
them for worldly benefits nor am I in need of their religious advice till I meet Allah, The Honorable,
The Majestic.” ‘