In the times of Umar (Radiallahu
Anhu) there was a severe famine. All the people
of Madinah were suffering due to the shortage of
food. A caravan made up of a thousand camels
loaded with a large stock of food grains
belonging to Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu) arrived
from Shaam (Syria). Several merchants offered to
buy all of it. He asked them what profit they
would pay. "Five per cent," they said. He
answered that he could get higher profit than
that. They began to argue with him, saying that
they did not know of any merchant who would
offer him more than their quote. He said to
them, "I know of one who repays a profit of more
than seven hundred to a dirham (Arabian
currency)." He then recited the verse of the
Noble Quran in which Allah Ta'ala mentioned this
profit. "The likeness of those who spend their
wealth in the Way of Allah, is as the likeness
of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and
each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives
manifold increase to whom He pleases. And Allah
is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs,
All-Knower." (2:261).
"O traders! Bear witness with me that I donate all this to the poor people of Madinah!" said Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu).
Source: Related by Shaikh Habibullah Mukhtaar in his book "Bringing Up Children in Islaam" in the chapter of Generosity.
Dear readers, what ever we give for the sake of Allah is really ours and whatever we keep with us will one day be someone else's. Let us follow the footsteps of our Prophet and the pious Sahabah, with whom Allah was pleased with, by helping the needy ones in this blessed month of Ramadan.
"O traders! Bear witness with me that I donate all this to the poor people of Madinah!" said Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu).
Source: Related by Shaikh Habibullah Mukhtaar in his book "Bringing Up Children in Islaam" in the chapter of Generosity.
Dear readers, what ever we give for the sake of Allah is really ours and whatever we keep with us will one day be someone else's. Let us follow the footsteps of our Prophet and the pious Sahabah, with whom Allah was pleased with, by helping the needy ones in this blessed month of Ramadan.
