The seventy satans had clung to your hands and prevented you...
The seventy satans had clung to your hands and prevented you from doing the sadaqa.” The man said, “I didn’t see the satans, but definitely I have seen their mother who came in the way of my doing the good deed!” This proves that man tries to take cudgels with Satan but many a time his wife or others distract him from the good turn.
Sadaqa is also not giving a few coins reluctantly because: لَن تَنَالُواْ الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنفِقُواْ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently in the way of your Lord) out of what you love. (Sura Aal Imran, 3:92) What is your financial position? If you are really affluent, Satan’s backbone will not break unless you do a sizeable charity.
There will be another condition attached to your charity that you should not brag about it to the beneficiary nor to other friends. Belittling the person who has received your help by reminding of your good deed can render…
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