-
AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Zakat_and_Charity, page : 18
To make much of a gift is not the same as taunting and hurting, however, a man
who spent his money on the construction of a mosque or hospice might well think
it something to boast of, but taunting and hurting would be out of the question.
Sanctimonious pride and self importance do tend to infect all acts of worship, and
their antidote is knowledge and action.
As for knowledge, it must be recognized that then or two and a half percent is a
tiny fraction, and that to pay only this is to content oneself with the least generous
level of expense, as we have explained above. This is something to be ashamed
of rather than to boast about. Even is one‟s rose to the highest level, disbursing
all or most of one‟s wealth, one should still reflect on where it came from in the
first place, and for what purpose it is being spent. For all wealth belongs to Allah,
the Almighty. It is to Him one should be grateful for being given it and being
enabled to spend it, so why pride oneself on spending, for the sake of Allah, what
is actually His property all along? And, if one‟s situation is such that one must
look to the Hereafter, spending for the sake of spiritual reward, why boast of
giving what one expects to receive many times over?
who spent his money on the construction of a mosque or hospice might well think
it something to boast of, but taunting and hurting would be out of the question.
Sanctimonious pride and self importance do tend to infect all acts of worship, and
their antidote is knowledge and action.
As for knowledge, it must be recognized that then or two and a half percent is a
tiny fraction, and that to pay only this is to content oneself with the least generous
level of expense, as we have explained above. This is something to be ashamed
of rather than to boast about. Even is one‟s rose to the highest level, disbursing
all or most of one‟s wealth, one should still reflect on where it came from in the
first place, and for what purpose it is being spent. For all wealth belongs to Allah,
the Almighty. It is to Him one should be grateful for being given it and being
enabled to spend it, so why pride oneself on spending, for the sake of Allah, what
is actually His property all along? And, if one‟s situation is such that one must
look to the Hereafter, spending for the sake of spiritual reward, why boast of
giving what one expects to receive many times over?