Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 460
CHAPTER 19 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Generosity and Spending in the Way of All a h 460 the loss on the Day of Judgment, except those who spend on the right and on the left, in front and behind in the path of All a h. But such people are few. " 5 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wanted to instil the same spirit in his Companions. He said, "Enviable is the person, who is bestowed wealth and extraordinary courage by All a h to spend it at a proper place. " 6 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa defined the best charity as the one which is given while being healthy, offered in spite of one's own personal need and given when there is risk of poverty and hope of prosperity. Such charity has the highest reward. He said, "Let it not be the case that you wait until the last moments of your life when you are near death, you start to decide how much should be given to this person or that person. There would be no reward for such generosity. At such a time your riches already belong to other people. " 7 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to tell this Divinely inspired tradition, God says, "O son of Adam, go on spending, I will go on bestowing upon you". 8 He also used to say that affluence and prosperity is not the abundance of wealth, on the contrary real affluence is that of the heart. " 9 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised his sister-in-law Hadrat Asm a ’ ra binte Ab u Bakr ra , "You should not count the money