If you wish, I will give you, but there is no share in it for the rich, nor for the strong…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Al-Nasā’i

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Hadith text: If you wish, I will give you, but there is no share in…

Explanation of the hadith: If you wish, I will give you, but there is no share in…

Lessons: If you wish, I will give you, but there is no share in…

• It is prohibited for a wealthy person or a capable earner to ask for charity.
• The basic rule regarding someone whose financial status is unknown is that he is considered poor and eligible for charity.
• Mere physical strength does not automatically preclude eligibility for charity; rather, it must be coupled with the actual ability to earn a livelihood.
• One who is capable of earning enough to suffice himself is not permitted to take from the obligatory charity (Zakah), because he is self-sufficient through his earnings, just as the wealthy person is self-sufficient through his wealth.
• The great Prophetic education of the Muslim personality is in self-respect, and in giving—not in taking, begging, and laziness.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Zakah · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Channels of Zakah (People Who Receive Zakah)