Then, he bought the palm-plantation with all its equipments including the slave. 'Abdullah said that the slave was more gracious than him. The slave replied that the dog was not from that region and had come from a distanced place while it was hungry, so he (the slave) did not like to return it. 'Abdullah, standing looking at the slave, asked him how much his everyday food was, and the slave answered: "That which you saw." 'Abdullah said: "Why did you donate (the whole your food) to this dog?"
After that the slave threw the second and the third loaves of bread for the dog one after another, and it ate both of them, too. Then he threw a loaf of bread for the dog, and it ate it. At the time of need of food, a dog came inside the garden and approached the slave. Once it happened that 'Abdullah-ibn Ja'far, a rather rich but gracious Muslim, entered a palm-plantation where a black slave was working. "Verily my needy day to it will be the day I will be put inside my grave, since Allah says: 'You will never attain righteousness unless you spend out of what you love '." 3Ĥ. The guest replied that he found the best camel, but he thought of the future day he would need it.
Then Abu Dharr told him that he was not faithful to him with that camel. So he went and came back with a thin camel. Then he told the guest since he was busy at that time and he had some camels, then the guest would go out and bring him the best of them. Once it happened that a guest came to Abu Dharr Ghafari. She (as) remembering the above verse, gave in charity the same new dress which was for her wedding. When Hadrat Fatimah Zahra (as) was going to go to her husband's house at her wedding night, a beggar asked her for a worn out dress. He accepted it and divided the garden among them willingly. "We have accepted it from you but we return it back to you in order that you give it to your own relatives as alms." Then the Messenger of Allah (S) continued saying: "Well done! this is a wealth which will be of profit for you." I want to give it in charity in the way of Allah." "The most beloved things with me is this garden. When the above verse was sent down, Abu- Talhah went to the Prophet (S) and said:
The garden was so beautiful and splendid with a great income that people commonly spoke well of it. Sometimes the Prophet (S) entered that garden and drunk water from the spring. This garden was located in front of the Prophet's Mosque wherein there was a spring with wholesome water. Abu-Talhah Ansari had the largest number of date trees in Medina when his garden was his most beloved thing for him. ".and whatever thing you spend, surely Allah is well aware of it." The Believers and Giving Charityġ.
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