Hazrat Juwairiyah — Page 51
51 StudY QUESTIoNS 1. ) One day the Holy Prophet sa went to the house of Hadrat Juwairiyah ra and asked if there was anything to eat. She replied, “O Messenger of Allah sa. My maidservant has given me some meat she received as charity. That’s all I have. ” He then responded, “Bring it. The charity has reached its intended recipient. ” This is a very important incident regarding who should be able to receive charity. Another incident, which took place with Hadrat H asan ra regarding charity, is also given in the book. Write this incident in your own words below. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Explain the difference between ‘charity’ and something being given as a ‘gift’. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. )Even though the Holy Prophet sa had very simple eating habits there were times when there was very little food to eat. Hadrat Bil a l ra was in charge of distributing food to the wives of the Holy Prophet sa. During these times what did the Holy Prophet sa say to his wives? Write the quote below: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________