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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Zakat_and_Charity, page : 4
Once this concept of testing the degree of love is understood to underlie the
spending of wealth and material sacrifice, people fall into three groups in this
respect:
Firstly, those who affirm the Divine Oneness fulfill their covenant and renounce
all their worldly goods, setting aside neither dollars nor cents. They are unwilling
to incur the liability to pay the obligatory charity: so much so that when one of
them was asked the amount due on two hundred dollars, he replied: “For
ordinary people the legal requirement is five dollars, but we must give up
everything.”
Thus Abu Bakr donated all his wealth, while Umar gave half of his. When the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said to the latter: “What have you kept
for your family?” He replied: “An equal amount.” And when the same question
was asked of Abu Bakr, he said: “Allah and His Messenger.” The Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, then said: “The difference between you is the difference
spending of wealth and material sacrifice, people fall into three groups in this
respect:
Firstly, those who affirm the Divine Oneness fulfill their covenant and renounce
all their worldly goods, setting aside neither dollars nor cents. They are unwilling
to incur the liability to pay the obligatory charity: so much so that when one of
them was asked the amount due on two hundred dollars, he replied: “For
ordinary people the legal requirement is five dollars, but we must give up
everything.”
Thus Abu Bakr donated all his wealth, while Umar gave half of his. When the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said to the latter: “What have you kept
for your family?” He replied: “An equal amount.” And when the same question
was asked of Abu Bakr, he said: “Allah and His Messenger.” The Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, then said: “The difference between you is the difference