Continuation of the explanation of the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "."
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The Shaykh : He gives charity to a poor person or something similar, and leaves the obligatory duty for his family. He gives charity to a poor person or the like, and leaves the obligatory duty for himself, such as paying off a debt, for example. You find him in debt, the creditor demanding his debt from him, and he does not pay it, and he goes to give charity to the poor, and perhaps he goes for 'Umrah or voluntary Hajj or something similar, and leaves the obligatory duty. This is contrary to the Shari'ah and contrary to wisdom; it is foolishness in reason and misguidance in the Shari'ah.
The obligatory thing is that you begin with the obligatory duty. The obligatory duty that is incumbent upon you: you must begin with it, and then after that, with what you intend of voluntary acts, on the condition that you are not extravagant nor stingy, so that you deviate from the path of moderation. This is due to the saying of Allah the Exalted in describing the servants of the Most Merciful:[Al-Furqan 25:67] : meaning no stinginess and no extravagance, but a balanced state. He did not say only “between that,” but “a balanced state between that.” It may be better to increase or to decrease, or to be in the middle between that.
In any case, all these hadiths indicate that it is obligatory for a person to spend on those for whom he is responsible for providing maintenance, and that his spending on those for whom he is responsible is better than spending on others.
In these hadiths as well, there is a threat and warning for the one who neglects those for whom he is responsible for providing sustenance. This includes humans and non-humans. A person may own slaves, for example, and own livestock such as camels, cows, or sheep. He is sinful if he neglects those for whom he is obligated to provide sustenance, whether humans or non-humans.Sahih Muslim 996, and the second wording in other than Muslim: Sunan Abi Dawud 1692Hasan (Al-Albani) : In this is evidence of the obligation to care for those whom Allah has obligated you to spend on, and that it is not permissible for you to be deficient in anything. And success is from Allah.
The obligatory thing is that you begin with the obligatory duty. The obligatory duty that is incumbent upon you: you must begin with it, and then after that, with what you intend of voluntary acts, on the condition that you are not extravagant nor stingy, so that you deviate from the path of moderation. This is due to the saying of Allah the Exalted in describing the servants of the Most Merciful:
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ قَوَاماًIn any case, all these hadiths indicate that it is obligatory for a person to spend on those for whom he is responsible for providing maintenance, and that his spending on those for whom he is responsible is better than spending on others.
In these hadiths as well, there is a threat and warning for the one who neglects those for whom he is responsible for providing sustenance. This includes humans and non-humans. A person may own slaves, for example, and own livestock such as camels, cows, or sheep. He is sinful if he neglects those for whom he is obligated to provide sustenance, whether humans or non-humans.