What is the meaning of “they are for Allah and His Messenger”?
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Question:
The questioner says in this question: It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “a woman came to him with her daughter, and he saw two gold bracelets on her daughter’s wrists, so he said: She said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1563Hasan (Al-Albani), so she threw them away and said: ‘They are for Allah and for the Messenger.’” Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) say this to her or to her daughter? And when she said, “They are for Allah and for the Messenger,” is this considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)? Or what does the conjunction “and” imply when she said that?
Answer:
Her intention is that this is for Allah, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disposes of it as Allah shows him, meaning: he disposes of it. It is not shirk (associating partners with Allah) in any way. It is for Allah and for the Messenger to dispose of it as Allah has legislated, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who conveys the message from Allah. This is among the evidence for the obligation of zakah (the obligatory alms) on jewelry, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, which indicates that there is zakah in jewelry if it reaches the nisab (the minimum threshold for zakah). This is the stronger position, even if it is being used.
And her saying, “They are for Allah and for His Messenger,” means that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disposes of them, because he is the one who conveys the message from Allah, the guide, the director, and the teacher. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The questioner says in this question: It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “a woman came to him with her daughter, and he saw two gold bracelets on her daughter’s wrists, so he said:
Do you pay zakah on this?
أتخرجين زكاة هذا؟Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your hands?
أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما يوم القيامة سوارين من نار؟!Answer:
Her intention is that this is for Allah, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disposes of it as Allah shows him, meaning: he disposes of it. It is not shirk (associating partners with Allah) in any way. It is for Allah and for the Messenger to dispose of it as Allah has legislated, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who conveys the message from Allah. This is among the evidence for the obligation of zakah (the obligatory alms) on jewelry, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do you give the zakah of this?
أتعطين زكاة هذا؟And her saying, “They are for Allah and for His Messenger,” means that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disposes of them, because he is the one who conveys the message from Allah, the guide, the director, and the teacher. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source
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