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Sacred Month, it is distinguished by the major Pilgrimage, the Hajj, and the Well-
Known Days (the first ten of the month) and the Numbered Days, which are the
days of tashriq (the three days following the day of sacrifice on the tenth).
Give in Secret
The third duty is secrecy, for this is farthest removed from hypocritical display
and reputation seeking. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The
most meritorious form of charity is the effort to help a poor man, made in secret,
by one who is himself of little means.” According to one of the scholars: “Three
things are accounted among the treasures of righteousness, one of them being
to give charity in secret.” This saying has also been attributed to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him.. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
also said: “Let the worshiper do a good deed in secret and Allah will surely record
it to his credit as a secret; if he reveals it, it will be transferred from the secret list
and recorded among good works done openly; if he talks about it, it will be taken
off both lists and recorded as hypocrisy.” According to the well attested Tradition:
“Seven will Allah shade on the Day when there will be no shade but the shade of
His Throne; one of them is a man who gives charity without his left hand knowing
Known Days (the first ten of the month) and the Numbered Days, which are the
days of tashriq (the three days following the day of sacrifice on the tenth).
Give in Secret
The third duty is secrecy, for this is farthest removed from hypocritical display
and reputation seeking. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The
most meritorious form of charity is the effort to help a poor man, made in secret,
by one who is himself of little means.” According to one of the scholars: “Three
things are accounted among the treasures of righteousness, one of them being
to give charity in secret.” This saying has also been attributed to the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him.. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
also said: “Let the worshiper do a good deed in secret and Allah will surely record
it to his credit as a secret; if he reveals it, it will be transferred from the secret list
and recorded among good works done openly; if he talks about it, it will be taken
off both lists and recorded as hypocrisy.” According to the well attested Tradition:
“Seven will Allah shade on the Day when there will be no shade but the shade of
His Throne; one of them is a man who gives charity without his left hand knowing