Is the one who is stingy with charity not acting on the hadith: (None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself)?
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The questioner : Is the one who is stingy with charity not acting on his saying: Sahih al-Bukhari 13?
The Shaykh : If he is stingy with obligatory maintenance or obligatory charity, it is forbidden for him. The taker and the giver do not fall under this; otherwise, we would say that every rich person must spend on the poor until they equal him in wealth. For example: you love for yourself that Allah grants you knowledge, so you love that for your brother; you love that Allah grants you wealth, so you love that for your brother; you love that Allah makes your affairs easy, so you love that for your brother. This is the meaning of the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The rulers differ now, as you know, there is not one ruler over the Muslims.
None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه ما يُحب لنفسهThe Shaykh : If he is stingy with obligatory maintenance or obligatory charity, it is forbidden for him. The taker and the giver do not fall under this; otherwise, we would say that every rich person must spend on the poor until they equal him in wealth. For example: you love for yourself that Allah grants you knowledge, so you love that for your brother; you love that Allah grants you wealth, so you love that for your brother; you love that Allah makes your affairs easy, so you love that for your brother. This is the meaning of the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The rulers differ now, as you know, there is not one ruler over the Muslims.