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Hadith 2329

Chapter on Spending and the Dislike of Hoarding

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Chapter on Spending and the Dislike of Hoarding

Zujajat al-Masabih 2329Volume 1

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “A man was in a desert and heard a voice from a cloud saying: ‘Water the garden of so-and-so.’ The cloud moved and poured its water into a rocky area. A stream from that water filled up completely. The man followed the water and found a man standing in his garden, diverting the water with his shovel. He asked: ‘O servant of Allah, what is your name?’ The man replied with the name he had heard from the cloud. The man asked: ‘Why do you ask my name?’ He said: ‘I heard a voice from the cloud saying: “Water the garden of so-and-so,” with your name. What do you do with it?’ The man said: ‘Since you mentioned it, I look at what comes out of it. I give one-third in charity, I and my family eat one-third, and I return one-third to it.’”
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ف: تحفۃ الاخیار میں لکھا ہے مستحب یہ ہے کہ منافع میں ایک تہائی مال خدا کی راہ میں خرچ کریں اور حدیث شریف سے یہ بھی معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ فرشتے بحکم الٰہی پانی برساتے ہیں اور یہ حکم نام و نشان کے ساتھ ہوتا ہے کہ فلاں ملک، فلاں شخص کے کھیت میں پانی برساؤ اور اسی طرح دنیا کے سب کام فرشتے حسب الحکم کرتے ہیں تو مسلمانوں کو چاہئے کہ جو نعمت ان کو ملے خواہ وہ مال کی ہو یا جان کی، اس پر اپنے رب کا شکر ادا کرے اور اس کو اتفاقی نہ سمجھے۔