Explanation of the Hadith: “There is no charity for the rich, nor for one who is strong and healthy.”

The Shaykh : So, with the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the previous hadith , we find that he did the opposite of that, and the case is like the case of the hadith regarding the fee for the cup-bearer. However, this hadith, or this second ruling, came to explain the reason for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) deviating from the rule he established for us. The reason was mentioned, and it is both a legal and logical reason. So, anyone who has been given some knowledge can be at ease with it, and it becomes easy to reconcile what he (peace and blessings be upon him) did with what he said in that hadith. It came from the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to have men come to him asking for something, and he would give it to them. When they left his presence, he would say to those around him: They said, "O Messenger of Allah, then why do you give it to him? Why do you give it to him if he is carrying fire?" He said (peace and blessings be upon him)—and here is the point, and with it the answer and the establishment of the first issue ends—he said: If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had adhered to the rule and not given to this poor man or that rich man, he would return to his people and spread among them that the Messenger is stingy: "I asked him and he did not give me." The harm of spreading the idea of stinginess about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is greater than the harm of giving to a person who might say about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) what should not be said. The opposite example of what the Messenger did by adhering to the rule he stated (peace and blessings be upon him) is: If a questioner comes to you asking, and it is most likely in your opinion that he is not poor and not in need. Yes, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. We set it aside... Praise be to Allah, when... Many people in some countries, not all countries, have made asking, i.e., begging, a profession and a craft, and they earn their livelihood from it more, and Allah knows best, than the worker who earns by his profession or by his sweat and strength. Therefore, this method of earning is pleasing to them. Do not close the door, my brother; leave it open but put a shoe as a barrier between the door. Yes. So, for such questioners or beggars, if it is most likely in the opinion of the person in charge that it is not permissible for them to ask, that is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in some hadiths: So, asking is limited in its permissibility in the Shari'ah to the condition that one has neither lunch nor dinner. Today, thank Allah, those who ask people are rich. If it is most likely in the opinion of the person in charge, from whom the beggar is asking, that this person is not in need and is actually earning by begging, then the rule applies: But this rejected, deprived person might not speak behind the back of the person in charge, but in his face. He might curse him and insult him. But he is not the Messenger of Allah, so the insults and descriptions of stinginess and the like do not affect him. So, there is no blame on him; he applies the rule and it is not permissible for him to deviate from it as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did, because he has a special status over all the worlds, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) preferred him with it over all other people. If we know this... Yes, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Yes, how are you? And may Allah reward you with good. How are you? I praise Him and thank Him. May Allah keep you safe. May Allah reward you with good. And Allah, today we returned to them the second time and they took several pictures of us... This is an innovation with you, is it not? So, we must adhere to the rules. If an action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) comes that contradicts the rule he presented to his Ummah, the least that can be said about it, or the last thing that can be said if it cannot be reconciled with the rule, is that it is one of his special characteristics (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Hafiz al-Suyuti compiled a large book called *Al-Khasa'is al-Kubra* (The Great Characteristics). It is a useful book, even though it is full and stuffed with things that are not authentic and should not be attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), such as that characteristic. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is more noble and higher than being preferred with what is not authentic from him. For example, the hadith he and others mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), when he went to the toilet and then came out, they did not find his urine on the ground.

The questioner : The earth swallows it.

The Shaykh : Ah, so Lady Aisha asked him, and he said to her, as they claimed: “Do you not know that we, the prophets, have the earth swallow what comes out of us?” He mentioned it as a characteristic, but the hadith is fabricated, so it is not permissible to attribute it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), even if it were a characteristic if it were authentic. And so on. Anyone else?