The Beggar’s Statement: I Am Standing Before Allah, Then Before You

Question:
And the statement of some beggars: “I am standing before Allah, then before you.”

Answer:
He is asking for a reasonable amount of money. He says this, asking for money, and he implies that it is necessary, and he answers that he wants to please you, right? If he is standing before Allah, he stands in prayer. If he is in the middle, he prays, so he is standing before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), yes. But he implies that it is necessary, that he wants to please you. It is like the one who went to buy a donkey; he found a man and said to him, “What do you want?” He said, “I want to buy a donkey.” He said, “Say, ‘If Allah wills.’” He said, “What should I say? The money is with me, and the donkey is available for sale.”