The Virtue of Charity in the Month of Ramadan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, and in this blessed, blessed month, charitable deeds and the works that Muslims strive for in every place increase, among which is charity in the blessed month of Ramadan, the virtue of charity in the blessed month of Ramadan, and the designation of this month with this good virtue.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, charity is recommended at all times, and it carries a great reward. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has praised those who give charity and promised them abundant reward and recompense. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:245] He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Baqarah 2:261] [Al-Baqarah 2:261-263] He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: "If you disclose your charities, it is good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you." He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: "And whatever you spend of an expense, or whatever vow you vow, surely Allah knows it." He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: "And they feed, for the love of Allah, the needy, the orphan, and the captive. We feed you only for the face of Allah; we do not desire from you any reward or gratitude." Charity in Ramadan has an increase in virtue because deeds are multiplied in Ramadan, and because many of the fasting people may not have food with them, so if you feed them, you help them in their fasting. It came in the hadith that Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 5:8
So there is no doubt that charity in Ramadan has an increase in reward and an increase in virtue due to the honor of the time, and because the need may become severe in Ramadan for the poor and the needy. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh Salih, and in this blessed, blessed month, charitable deeds and the works that Muslims strive for in every place increase, among which is charity in the blessed month of Ramadan, the virtue of charity in the blessed month of Ramadan, and the designation of this month with this good virtue.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, charity is recommended at all times, and it carries a great reward. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has praised those who give charity and promised them abundant reward and recompense. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over?
مَّن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةًThe example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains
مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍAnd Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. (262) Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders [of it] or [other] injury will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. (263) Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.
وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتْبِعُونَ مَا أَنفَقُوا مَنًّا وَلَا أَذًى لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌWhoever gives food to a fasting person will have a reward like his. They said: O Messenger of Allah, not all of us find what to break the fast of a fasting person.
من فطر صائما فله مثل أجره قالوا يا رسول الله ليس كلنا يجد ما يفطر الصائمHe said: Allah gives this reward to whoever breaks the fast of a fasting person with a date or a sip of milk.
قال يعطي الله هذا الثواب من فطر صائما على تمرة أو على مذقة لبن.So there is no doubt that charity in Ramadan has an increase in reward and an increase in virtue due to the honor of the time, and because the need may become severe in Ramadan for the poor and the needy. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|فضل الصدقة في شهر رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:45)
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