3 – The sunnah recommends visiting the sick, and the duty becomes even more emphatic when the patient is someone who has a claim on you, such as a relative, friend, neighbour, and the like.

4 – It is permissible to inform an ill person of his condition and to explain its seriousness, provided the purpose is not to complain or show resentment. Mentioning it should serve a benefit, as when a physician needs it for diagnosis or a medic so that treatment can be arranged.

5 – One should consult the scholars and seek their legal opinion in one’s affairs.

6 – Accumulating wealth is allowed so long as it is acquired through lawful means.

7 – Making a bequest (waṣiyah) is recommended, and it should not exceed one-third of the estate—even for someone who owns considerable wealth.

8 – It is preferable that the bequest be less than one-third, out of regard for the heirs’ rights.

9 – Leaving one’s wealth to needy heirs is better than giving it in charity to distant people, for the heir has a stronger claim to your kindness than anyone else.

10 – Providing for one’s children and wife is a noble act of worship when accompanied by a righteous intention. Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd noted that reward for such spending is conditional on intending to seek Allah’s pleasure, a subtle and exacting point, for natural inclination and desire usually play a part and inevitably mingle with the intention for most people. He, may Allah have mercy on him, then clarified that when the financial obligations are discharged with the aim of fulfilling the duty and seeking Allah’s countenance, the person is rewarded—even if, alongside seeking Allah’s pleasure, his motive includes the desire simply to clear himself of liability—for carrying out an obligation is itself obedience, release from responsibility, and worship.

11 – The ḥadith censures asking people for their money and displaying need before them; a person should strive to engage in any lawful work that frees him from dependence on others and on what they possess.

12 – The narration commends earning wealth from lawful sources so as to avoid having to rely on people, and good management of that wealth includes frugality in one’s expenses.