Bismillah ...
: The
importance of sadaqa’ :
Once
narrated, that when The Prophet Ayub a.s were taking a bath, suddenly Allah SWT sent a golden grasshopper on his arm. He tried to shake the grasshopper off his
sleeve. Then Allah SWT said, “Haven’t I done so that you would be richer?” The
Prophet Ayyub A.S replied, “Tis’ true, O Creator! For Your Magnificence, what
would’ve riches mean without Your barakah.”
The story
above highlights the importance of barakah in the rezeki’ that Allah SWT had
given us. Riches would meant nothing without barakah. With barakah, a little
bit of wealth and rezeki could be felt complete. On the other hand, without
barakah, even though there is ample rezeki, would be found suffocating and
bothersome.
So that the
rezeki that Allah SWT had given us are filled with barakah, Rasulullah SAW urged
his Ummah to be generous in sadaqa’. He said, “Buy your troubles with sadaqa.”
In another hadith, Rasulullah SAW explained, “Every morning, when the sun
rises, there are two angels who call out to the mankind on earth. The first
said, “O my Lord, replaced the fortune of those who spent them in Your cause
(path).” While, the other said, “Destroy those who withhold their wealth.”
Sadaqa,
eventhough how miniscule in amount it is, is precious to Allah SWT. Those who
are greedy and selfish, who wouldn’t spent even a portion of his wealth will be
at a huge loss in dunya and akhirat, for the lack of barakah. So, sadaqa’
actually benefits ownself. Because, by doing so (spending his wealth), he would
gain barakah, while those who withhold them will be unfortunate.
Sadaqa’ will
benefit those who practice it:
1. Invites
rezeki.
In a Quranic verse, Allah SWT proclaims that He would repay every
kindness of His Slave in ten-folds.
In another verse, by 700
times. The caliphate Sayyidina Ali Bin Abi Talib RA advised, “Invite rezeki with
sadaqa.”
2. Would
hinder misfortune.
Rasulullah
SAW said, “Make haste in sadaqa’, because misfortune will not surpass sadaqa.”
3. Heal
illness.
Rasulullah
SAW said, “Heal your illness with sadaqa.”
4. Would
delay death and give a long-lasting life.
Rasulullah
SAW said, “Be generous in sadaqa’, because sadaqa’ can prolong one’s life.”
How could
that be?
Because
Allah SWT loves those who gives charity. And when Allah SWT loves one of His
Slave, then there’s no problem unsolved, no request and doa refused, no sins
unpardoned and the Slave would die in Khusnul Khatimah (good ending).
His Strength
and Power are far larger than the questions dealt by humans. So, if the
benefits of sadaqa are thus large, why are we still not moved to love sadaqa’?
Wallahualam J
