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Sunan an-Nasai 3611 (Book 30, Hadith 1) #18225
The Greatest Reward of Charity

SUMMARY: Giving charity when one is healthy and feeling miserly brings the greatest reward.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A man came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what kind of charity brings the greatest reward?' He said: 'To give in charity when you are healthy and feeling miserly, and fearing poverty and hoping for a long life. Do not wait until the (death rattle) reaches the throat and then say: "This is for so and so," and it nearly became the property of so and so (the heirs)'."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمُلُ الْبَقَاءَ وَلاَ تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلاَنٍ كَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلاَنٍ

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charity  *  reward  *  generosity

QUICK LESSONS:
Give in charity while one is healthy and feeling miserly.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving charity, which is an act of generosity that can bring great rewards. It encourages people to give in charity while they are still healthy and feeling miserly, rather than waiting until it is too late. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used the example of a person who waits until their death rattle reaches their throat before giving away their possessions, as this would mean that it nearly became the property of someone else instead. This hadith teaches us to be generous with our wealth and possessions while we are still alive, so that we can reap its rewards in this life and in the Hereafter.

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