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Sunan an-Nasai 3604 (Book 29, Hadith 11) #18218
Donating Wealth for Closeness with Allah

SUMMARY: Umar acquired wealth and wanted to use it to draw closer to Allah, so the Prophet advised him to freeze it and donate its fruits.

It was narrated that 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Umar came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have acquired some wealth the like of which I have never acquired before. I had one hundred head (of livestock) with which I bought one hundred shares of Khaibar from its people. I wanted to draw closer to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, by means of it'. He said: 'Freeze it and donate its fruits'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخَلَنْجِيُّ، بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ جَاءَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ مَالاً لَمْ أُصِبْ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ كَانَ لِي مِائَةُ رَأْسٍ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ بِهَا مِائَةَ سَهْمٍ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَإِنِّي قَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَقَرَّبَ بِهَا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَاحْبِسْ أَصْلَهَا وَسَبِّلِ الثَّمَرَةَ

TOPICS
wealth  *  donation  *  closeness

QUICK LESSONS:
Donate your resources wisely for closeness with Allah
EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, 'Umar came to the Prophet Muhammad and told him that he had acquired a large amount of wealth which he wanted to use in order to draw closer to Allah. The Prophet advised him that instead of spending his wealth on himself or others, he should freeze it and donate its fruits. This teaches us that donating our wealth is an important way of drawing closer to Allah. It also shows us the importance of using our resources wisely in order to benefit ourselves spiritually as well as materially.

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