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٣ 23 + $ 435 . y " 6 D SP 5 m + f " K 8 o/ m + / ? U@ ] 4 h Y " 4 * V a= 43` " 4 :f Y e k " l "# / R 6 3 2 5 + " N + E m n 5 " o 6 36—The Upper Hand is Better than the Lower Hand Narrated by Hadrat Abdullah Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him): “In a sermon from the pulpit, the Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) once enjoined charity and at the same time advised against begging and observed that the upper hand [of the giving one] is better than the lower one [of the recipient]. ” (Mu’a tt tt tt tt a’ (Imam Malik) Book of S S S S adqah, Chapter: Refraining from asking)