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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3300 (Book 47, Hadith 352) #28949
Charity and its Lightening Burden

SUMMARY: This hadith explains how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught Ali bin Abi Talib about charity and how Allah revealed a verse in the Quran to lighten the burden of charity for Muslims.

Ali bin Abi Talib said: "When (the following) was revealed: 'O you who believe! When you consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation.’ The Prophet said to me: 'What do you think? A dinar?’ I said: 'They will not be able to.’ He said: 'Then half a Dinar?’ I said: 'They will not be able.’ He said: 'Then how much?’ I said 'A barely corn.’ He said: 'You made it too little.’" He said: "So the Ayah was revealed: 'Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation?’ He said: "It was about my case for which Allah lightened the burden upon this Ummah".
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ الأَشْجَعِيُّ، عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ الأَنْمَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏:‏ ‏(‏يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَاجَيْتُمُ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً ‏)‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ مَا تَرَى دِينَارًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ يُطِيقُونَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَنِصْفُ دِينَارٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ يُطِيقُونَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَكَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ شَعِيرَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّكَ لَزَهِيدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏:‏ ‏(‏أأَشْفَقْتُمْ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَاتٍ ‏)‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَبِي خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ شَعِيرَةٌ يَعْنِي وَزْنَ شَعِيرَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأَبُو الْجَعْدِ اسْمُهُ رَافِعٌ

TOPICS
charity  *  consultation  *  dinar  *  corn

QUICK LESSONS:
Give generously whenever possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about charity and its importance in Islam. It tells us that when consulting with the Prophet Muhammad, it is important to give something in charity before doing so. The Prophet asked Ali bin Abi Talib what he thought would be an appropriate amount, but Ali suggested something too small. As a result, Allah revealed a verse from the Quran which lightened the burden of giving charity for Muslims by allowing them to give whatever they can afford. This teaches us that even if we cannot give much, we should still strive to do our best when it comes to giving charity as it is an important part of our faith.

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