Cow's
Meat as a Gift
The mother of the believers, Ḥaḍrat
Sayyidatunā 'Āishaĥ Ṣiddīqaĥ رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی
عَنْهَا reports that once some cow-meat was presented in the court of
the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Someone told the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
that the meat was donated to Ḥaḍrat Sayyidatunā Barīraĥ رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا, as Ṣadaqaĥ
(charity). Sultan of Madīnaĥ صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, "هُوَ
لَهَا صَدَقَةٌ وَلَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ (i.e. it was Ṣadaqaĥ for Barīraĥ but a
gift for us)."
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp.
541, Ḥadīš 1075)
Shar'ī
Ḥīlaĥ for Zakāĥ
The foregoing Ḥadīš clearly
indicates that the meat donated as Ṣadaqaĥ to Ḥaḍrat Sayyidatunā Barīraĥ رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا who was deserving of
Ṣadaqaĥ was doubtlessly Ṣadaqaĥ for her. However, when the same meat, after
being given in her custody, was presented in the court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
its ruling changed altogether and it was no longer Ṣadaqaĥ.
Similarly, a deserving person
(deserving of Zakāĥ), after taking Zakāĥ in his custody, may gift it to anybody
or he may donate it for Masjid etc. as this donation by that deserving person
is a sort of gift rather than Zakāĥ. The reverent scholars رَحِمَهُمُ اللّٰہ have described a Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ for Zakāĥ
that is as follows:
The money of Zakāĥ cannot be used to
pay for the burial or shrouding expenses of a deceased or for the construction
of Masjid as Tamlīk-e-Faqīr (i.e. making the Faqīr owner of Zakāĥ donation) is
missing here. However, if the money of Zakāĥ is to be spent on such matters,
donate Zakāĥ to some Faqīr so that he becomes its owner and now that Faqīr may
spend the money (in construction of Masjid etc.); both will gain Šawāb."
(Bahār-e-Sharī'at, pp.
890, vol. 1)
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People will be Rewarded Equally
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see?
The money of Zakāĥ may be used for burial expenses or in the construction of
Masjid after performing Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ as the money is Zakāĥ for Faqīr but once
the Faqīr gets its possession, he becomes its owner and he may spend it as he
likes. By virtue of Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ, Zakāĥ of the donor got paid and at the same
time, the Faqīr became entitled for Šawāb for spending his money in the
construction of Masjid. The ruling for Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ may be explained to the
Faqīr as well. If possible, the donation should be circulated in hands of more
people while performing Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ so that more people could gain Šawāb. For
example, suppose 12 hundred thousand rupees of Zakāĥ are to be donated to a
Faqīr for Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ. The Faqīr should take this amount in his possession and
then gift it to other Islamic brother. That Islamic brother, after having the
possession of the amount, should gift it to another one. In this way, each
involved brother should handover possession of that amount to the other with
intention of gaining Šawāb and the last one, then, should spend it for
construction of Masjid or in any other expenditure for which Shar'ī Ḥīlaĥ has
been done; إِنْ شَاۤءَاللّٰہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ
everyone will get Šawāb of spending 12 hundred thousand rupees as Ṣadaqaĥ.
Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Abū Ḥuraīraĥ رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْه reports that the
beloved Rasūl of Allāĥ صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "If Ṣadaqaĥ is circulated
through hundreds of hands, then each one of them will earn the Šawāb equal to
that of the donor and there will be no deduction in his Šawāb."
(Tarīkh Baghdad, vol.
7, pp. 135, Ḥadīš 356)
Definition
of "Faqīr"
A Faqīr is the one who (a) possesses
some assets but they are less than the worth of Niṣāb (b) or the one who
possesses assets valued up to the amount of Niṣāb, but the same are engaged in
his basic necessities (i.e. by means of his assets, his basic needs are being
fulfilled) e.g. a house for living, household items, animals (or scooter or
car) for travelling, tools for a craftsman, Islamic books for the one
interested in religious study but not more than the requirement, (c) Similarly,
if someone is in debt such that on deduction of debt, the remaining assets
would be less than the worth of Niṣāb; he is also Faqīr, no matter, he
possesses multiples of Niṣāb.
(Rad-dul-Muḥtār, pp.
333, vol. 3 etc.)
Definition
of "Miskīn"
A Miskīn is the one who does not
possess anything and he has to beg others for food or clothes for covering the
body. Begging is Ḥalāl (allowed) for him. It is Ḥarām for a Faqīr (i.e. the one
who possesses meal for eating of one time and has clothes for wearing) to beg
without need and compulsion.
(Fatāwa-e-'Ālamgīrī,
pp. 187-188, vol. 1, Bahār-e-Sharī'at, pp. 924, vol. 1)
Dear Islamic brothers! It became
obvious that the beggars who beg as a profession without need and compulsion
despite being capable enough to earn livelihood are sinners; further, those who
donate such people despite being aware of their condition, their Zakāĥ and
charity go to waste and they become sinners as well.
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Method
of Funeral Salah*
No matter how hard Satan tries to
prevent you, please read the entire booklet, إِنْ
شَاۤءَاللّٰہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will experience its benefits by
yourself.
Excellence
of Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī ﷺ
The Prophet of creation, the Peace
of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم states, 'The one who
recites Ṣalāt once upon me, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
writes one Qīrāṭ of recompense for him, and one Qīrāṭ is equivalent to the
mount Uḥud.'
(Muṣannaf 'Abdur
Razzāq, vol. 1, pp. 39, Ḥadīš 153)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Virtue
of participating in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of a Walī
A person participated in the funeral
Ṣalāĥ of Sayyidunā Sarī Saqatī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ
اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ. He saw Sayyidunā Sarī Saqatī عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ in his dream at night and asked, 'How did
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ treat you?' He عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ replied, 'Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has forgiven me as well as all those who
participated in my funeral Ṣalāĥ.' The person said, 'Yā Sayyidī! I also
participated in your funeral Ṣalāĥ.' Listening to this, Sayyidunā Sarī Saqatī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ took out a list and
checked for his name therein but that person's name was not present in the
list; when checked thoroughly, he saw that the name of that person was written
in the margin.
*Ḥanafi
(Tārīkh Dimashq li Ibn 'Asākir, vol. 20, pp.
198)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
bless them and forgive us without any accountability for their sake!
اٰمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
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