Allah -azwj Says to him...

Allah -azwj Says to him, My servant, have I -azwj not Made ways for you to seek means of living and go around in the land by the help of your healthy bodily abilities so that you would not leave any excuse between Me -azwj and yourself in matters of your seeking to make a living and in obedience to My -azwj Command and to avoid becoming a burden on your family? Now you have no excuse. I -azwj may Grant you sustenance or make you suffer stringent conditions.

Another person is a wealthy one who spends all of his wealth and then begins to pray to Allah -azwj for his sustenance. Allah -azwj Says, Had I -azwj not Given you a great wealth? Why did you not act moderately as I -azwj had Commanded you to do and avoid exceeding the proper limits of spending manners? I -azwj had already Prohibited you to do so. Yet there is another person who prays against good relationships with his relatives. Allah -azwj then taught his Prophet how to spend in charity.

Once there were a few Awqiyyah [10] of gold and he did not like to keep them with him for the night while they are not given away to deserving people. So he -saww gave them away and in the morning there was nothing left with him -saww . A person came to him -saww asking for help but there was nothing to offer to him.

The person asking for help blamed him -saww for his inability to provide any help and Prophet -saww became sad; nothing was left there with him -saww to help and he was a very kind-hearted person. Allah -azwj said to His Prophet -saww , by means of Commanding him -saww : You must not keep your hands tied up to your neck and you must not expand them altogether so much so that you then remain blamed and unable to provide any help.

(17:3 I) He -azwj Says, People ask you for help and they do not accept your excuses. If you give away all the properties you remain unable to help the needy. These are of the Ahadith of the Messenger of Allah -saww verified by the Book, which is confirmed by the believing people of the Book. Salman -ra and Abu Dharr -ra Adopted Moderation: (of Prophet -saww ), as you know their excellence and restraint from the worldly matters, were Salman and Abu Dharr, may Allah be happy with them.

Salman’s manners were such that whenever he received a gift he would keep aside one year’s expenses thereof until receiving his gift of the coming year.