one man through you is better for you than a herd of prized red camels.

The same applies to those who persist in open sin: guide them, advise them with gentleness and with the best approach. Do not say, “I despise them for Allah’s sake.” Despise them for Allah’s sake and still invite them to Allah. Your dislike of them for His sake must not prevent you from calling them to Him; rather, summon them to Allah—even if you loathe their behavior—for perhaps a day will come when they become among your dearest friends in Allah.

The author next cites another hadith in which the Messenger ﷺ said, “Charity does not diminish wealth.” When a person wishes to give, Satan whispers, “If you give, your money will decrease. You have a hundred riyals; if you donate ten, only ninety remain. Your wealth is shrinking—so do not give. Each time you give, you lose more.” Yet the one who never speaks from his own desire declares, “Charity does not diminish wealth.” How so? It may reduce it in sheer numbers, but it increases it in quality and in blessing, and the ten you give away may return to you as a hundred. Allah the Exalted says, “Whatever you spend of anything in His cause, He will replace it for you” (Sabaʾ 39), meaning He will grant you something in its place in this life and reward you abundantly in the next. He also says, “The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is that of a grain which sprouts seven ears, each ear containing a hundred grains” (al-Baqarah 261).

Today the Muslims are approaching the month of Ramadan, and Ramadan is approaching them. It is the month of generosity and openhandedness. The Prophet ﷺ was the most generous of people, and his generosity was at its height in Ramadan when Gabriel would meet him to review the Quran with him. At those times the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was more liberal in doing good than the freely blowing wind.