Say: ‘The surplus’ [2:219] .
Say: ‘The surplus’ [2:219] . He -asws said: ‘The subsistence’. و في رواية أبي بصير: «القصد». And in a report of Abu Baseer, ‘(He -asws said): ‘The moderate (amount)’’. [3] و عنه، قال: و عن أبي جعفر الباقر (عليه السلام): «العفو: ما فضل عن قوت السنة». And from him, who said, ‘And from Abu Ja’far Al Baqir -asws (having said): ‘ ‘The surplus’ [2:219] – is what is the excess from the provision of the year’’.
Then secondly upon himself and his family. Then thirdly upon his poor relatives. Then fourthly upon his poor neighbours. Then fifthly in the Way of Allah -azwj , and it is of the lowest Recompense. (An extract). [5] Abhorrence for the ‘Buy now and Pay Later’ Approach: . ورُوي أنّ أُسامة بن زيد اشترى وَليدةً بمائة دينارٍ إلى شهرٍ، فسمع رسول الله صلي الله عليه و اله و سلم فقال: ألا تَعجبون مِن أُسامة المشتري إلى شهرٍ!
When the Rasool Allah -saww heard this, he -saww was amazed and said: “Are you not surprised that Osama has made a one month deal? He has high aspirations. I -saww swear by the One who possesses control over my -saww life that I -saww never open my -saww eyes without thinking that I -saww will die before I -saww can close them again. I -saww never look up without thinking that I -saww will die before I -saww can lower my -saww eyes to look down.