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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 2 > BOOK 24: OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
fire, and then he will look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you
should save himself from the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And if you do not
find a half date-fruit, then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren).
(See Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 495:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Thy Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "A time will come upon the people when a person will wander about
with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept it, and one man will be seen followed by forty
women to be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great number of women. "
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 496:
Narrated Abu Masud:
When the verses of charity were revealed, we used to work as porters. A man came and distrib-
uted objects of charity in abundance. And they (the people) said, "He is showing off." And another
man came and gave a sa (a small measure of food grains); they said, "Allah is not in need of this small
amount of charity." And then the Divine Inspiration came: "Those who criticize such of the believers
who give in charity voluntarily and those who could not find to give in charity except what is avail-
able to them." (9.79).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 497:
Narrated Abu Masud Al-Ansar:
Whenever Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered us to give in charity, we used to go to the market and
work as porters and get a Mudd (a special measure of grain) and then give it in charity. (Those were
the days of poverty) and to-day some of us have one hundred thousand.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 498:
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim heard the Prophet saying:
"Save yourself from Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity."
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 499:
Narrated Aisha:
A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing
with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did
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