Sadaqa i.e. charity has many benefits for us. In addition to earning us Allah’s goodwill and His pleasure, it is a shield against calamities. Our Prophet (saw) said: “Give the sadaqa without delay for it stands in the way of calamity.” (Razin). “Sadaqa protects you from a painful death and difficulties.” (Ahmed) By giving the sadaqa, we may be saved from such calamities which can drain our resources. They could be health problems – ours or our family members, which can eat away our bank balance or our ability to enjoy what we have, loss of employment or our business success, our children getting divorced after spending so much on their weddings etc. (God forbid) – and the list of possibilities goes on… If we are willing to invest in locker fees to safeguard our valuables or a security guard for our houses to protect our lives and possessions, why do we not have enough foresight to think of sadaqa as this same security measure? In fact, sadaqa, unlike these expenditures and things such as insurance premiums is actually a ‘win-win’ situation. We are depositing our wealth with Allah where it cannot be burnt, stolen or drowned and has a guaranteed return! Depositing our money with Allah i.e. giving in charity is the best investment we can ever make. He tells us in the Quran: “So fear Allah as much as you can. Listen and obey; and spend in charity for the benefit of your own souls. And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls, they are the ones that achieve prosperity. If you loan to Allah a beautiful loan, he will double it to your (credit) and he will grant you Forgiveness: For Allah is All-Thankful, Most Forbearing.”(64;16) So instead of waging war with Allah Taala by involving oursleves in interest as we have been warned in The Quran, live in His protection and live a good life as Allah Taala promises us in The Quran So leave interest loans ,insurance ,medical aid and all others that involve interest, Allah Taala grant us taufeeq آمــــــــــين
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:28:46 +0000
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