The ruling on giving away all one's wealth and reconciling the verse in Surat al-Baqarah with the action of Abu Bakr
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the saying of the Exalted,[Al-Isra 17:29], with what Abu Bakr did, where he gave away all his wealth as charity?
The Shaykh:
This is in times of need; one gives away all his wealth in times of need. As for giving away a large amount of wealth when it is not a time of need, that is prohibited. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man blocked the road for people with his car.
The Shaykh:
They say that if one’s faith is strong and he is confident in Allah like Abu Bakr, there is no harm. But if one’s faith is weak, he should hold back from his wealth what is sufficient for him so that he does not experience weakness in his faith or weakness in his creed afterward. Yes, is he like Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)? No one is like Abu Bakr in faith. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the saying of the Exalted,
or extend it completely
وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِThe Shaykh:
This is in times of need; one gives away all his wealth in times of need. As for giving away a large amount of wealth when it is not a time of need, that is prohibited. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man blocked the road for people with his car.
The Shaykh:
They say that if one’s faith is strong and he is confident in Allah like Abu Bakr, there is no harm. But if one’s faith is weak, he should hold back from his wealth what is sufficient for him so that he does not experience weakness in his faith or weakness in his creed afterward. Yes, is he like Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)? No one is like Abu Bakr in faith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2519 -3022] كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى (ولا تبسطها كل البسط) وبين تصدق أبي بكر بكل ماله؟ — youtube.com
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