The reward for serving a self-sufficient widow
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz from Unaizah says: In the hadithSunan an-Nasa'i 2577Sahih (Darussalam), if this widow is self-sufficient with her wealth, and I serve her, will I receive this reward?
Answer:
If you provide for her financially and she has no means of support, and you serve her and spend on her, then this is what carries the encouragement and the great reward from Allah. But if she has wealth and does not need you to spend on her, and she spends from her own wealth, then that is different. However, if she is physically unable to attend to her own affairs and needs service, then there is a great reward in that, a much reward, yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz from Unaizah says: In the hadith
The Messenger of Allah said: "The one who strives to sponsor a widow or a poor person is like the one who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah
الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم الساعي على الأرملة والمسكين كالمجاهد في سبيل الله،Answer:
If you provide for her financially and she has no means of support, and you serve her and spend on her, then this is what carries the encouragement and the great reward from Allah. But if she has wealth and does not need you to spend on her, and she spends from her own wealth, then that is different. However, if she is physically unable to attend to her own affairs and needs service, then there is a great reward in that, a much reward, yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/273 — archive.org (12:17)
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