The Meaning of the Hadith: “O Allah, give the spender a replacement,” and the Time for Charity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1010, he says: If I give charity before the Fajr adhan, do I fall under this hadith? Or do I have to wait until the Fajr adhan is called to be included in it?
Answer:
Its meaning is that you do not give charity except after the two angels descend. It is absolute charity, whether at night or during the day. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
There is never a day wherein servants (of God) get up at morn, but are not visited by two angels. One of them says: 0 Allah, give him more who spends (for the sake of Allah), and the other says: 0 Allah, bring destruction to one who withholds.
ما من يوم إلا وينزل ملكان فيقول أحدهما اللهم أعط منفقا خلفا ويقول الآخر اللهم أعط ممسكا تلفاAnswer:
Its meaning is that you do not give charity except after the two angels descend. It is absolute charity, whether at night or during the day. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:06:51)
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