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Abu Mas'ud Uqbah son of Amr Ansari who related this.
EXALTING AND PRAISING ALLAH IS A FORM OF CHARITY
|H 121
“The wealthy are the recipients of a great deal of merit. They pray as
we pray and fast as we fast, but then they are able to give charity
from the excess of their wealth. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said: „Hasn't Allah given you that which you can use as
charity? The exaltation of Allah is charity (Subhan Allah), praising
Allah (Al Hamdu Lillah) is charity, bearing witness to the Oneness of
Allah (La Ilaha Ill Allah) is charity, bearing witness of the greatness
of Allah (Allahu Akbar) is charity, encouraging good is charity,
forbidding evil is charity, cohabiting with your wives is charity.‟ Upon
this they asked: „O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, does that mean that if one of us satisfies his desire he is
rewarded?‟ He replied: „If he satisfied his desire unlawfully wouldn't
EXALTING AND PRAISING ALLAH IS A FORM OF CHARITY
|H 121
“The wealthy are the recipients of a great deal of merit. They pray as
we pray and fast as we fast, but then they are able to give charity
from the excess of their wealth. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said: „Hasn't Allah given you that which you can use as
charity? The exaltation of Allah is charity (Subhan Allah), praising
Allah (Al Hamdu Lillah) is charity, bearing witness to the Oneness of
Allah (La Ilaha Ill Allah) is charity, bearing witness of the greatness
of Allah (Allahu Akbar) is charity, encouraging good is charity,
forbidding evil is charity, cohabiting with your wives is charity.‟ Upon
this they asked: „O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, does that mean that if one of us satisfies his desire he is
rewarded?‟ He replied: „If he satisfied his desire unlawfully wouldn't