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you support. The best charity is that which is given from surplus wealth (1). Whoever guards his dignity, Allah will safeguard it for him; and whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will enrich him.” Reported by al-Bukhari.

37 – Chapter: Spending from What One Loves and from the Wholesome

Allah the Exalted says, “You will never attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love.” ⦗Āl ʿImrān 3:92⦘
And He says, “O you who believe, give out of the good things you have earned and out of what We have produced for you from the earth; and do not aim at the inferior (2) thereof to give away.” ⦗al-Baqarah 2:267⦘

302 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abū Talḥah (may Allah be pleased with him) owned more palm-groves in Madinah than any other member of the Anṣār, and the dearest of his properties to him was Bayraḥā’, a garden facing the mosque (3). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to enter it and drink of its pleasant water (4).

Anas continued: When the verse, “You will never attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love,” was revealed, Abū Talḥah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, “Messenger of Allah, Allah the Exalted has revealed: ‘You will never attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love.’ The property I love most is Bayraḥā’, and I hereby give it in charity for the sake of Allah, hoping for its blessing (5) and its treasure with Allah. So dispose of it, Messenger of Allah, wherever Allah shows you.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, “Bravo! (6) That is profitable wealth, that is profitable wealth. I have heard what you have said, and I think you should distribute it among your relatives.”

Abū Talḥah said, “I shall do so, Messenger of Allah.”

(1) Its most excellent form is that which a person spends from his own wealth after keeping what is sufficient for his family, hence the instruction: “Begin with those you support.” (2) Meaning: do not purposely select anything inferior. (3) Refers to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. (4) Meaning: sweet (i.e., fresh). (5) Meaning: its finest portion; dhukhruha denotes the reward Allah has set aside for it. (6) The exclamation *baj*—pronounced with an open ba and a silent j—may take nunation and be voiced with or without gemination, in either the genitive or nominative. It is uttered to magnify a matter and to express admiration.

تَعُولُ . وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى (١) وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ » رواه البخاري . ٣٧ - باب الإنفاق مما يحب ومن الجيد قال الله تعالى : ﴿ لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ﴾ [ آل عمران : ٩٢ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْفِقُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ ، وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ (٢) مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ ﴾ [ البقرة : ٢٧٦ ] . ٣٠٢ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : كان أبو طلحة رضي الله عنه أكثر الأنصار بالمدينة مالا من نخل ، وكان أحب أمواله إليه بَيْرَحَاءُ وكانت مستقبلة المسجد (٣) ، وكان رسول الله ﷺ ، يدخلها ويشرب من ماء فيها طيب (٤) ، قال أنس فلما نزلت هذه الآية : ﴿ لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ﴾ جاء أبو طلحة إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال : يا رسول الله إن الله تعالى أنزل عليك ﴿ لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ﴾ وإن أحب مالي إلي بَيْرَحَاءُ ، وإنها صدقة لله تعالى ، أرجو برها (٥) ، وذخرها عند الله تعالى ، فضعها يا رسول الله حيث أراك الله ، فقال رسول الله ﷺ : « بَخْ (٦) ذَلِكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ ذَلِكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ ، وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتُ وَإِنِّي أَرَىٰ أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا فِي الْأَقْرَبِينَ » فقال أبو طلحة : أفعل يا رسول الله :

(١) أي : أفضلها ما أخرجه الإنسان من ماله بعد أن يستبقي منه قدر الكفاية لأهله وعياله ، ولذا قال أولاً : ( وابدأ بمن تعول ) . (٢) أي : لا تقصدوا الرديء . (٣) أي : المسجد النبوي . (٤) أي : عذب . (٥) أي : خيرها ، و ( ذخرها ) أي : أجرها عند الله تعالى . (٦) بفتح الموحدة وسكون المعجمة وقد تنون مع التثقيل والتخفيف بالكسر والرفع : كلمة تقال لتفخيم الأمر والإعجاب به .