Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 468
CHAPTER 19 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Generosity and Spending in the Way of All a h 468 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Generosity in Mad i nah When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa arrived in Mad i nah, An sa r of Mad i nah presented him gifts as tokens of their love and sincerity. Some presented him with milk producing cattle and some dedicated their date palms for him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa benefited from them to fulfill his needs and also the needs of the poor people. Later on when the Jews of Ban i Na di r were exiled from Mad i nah due to their breach of the treaty, one fifth of their palm tree orchards came into the hand of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He used to sell their fruit and procure the whole year's household expenses and food. The rest of the income he used to give as charity in the way of All a h. 22 This one fifth of this income was totally at the discretion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to spend as he pleased. He was free to spend it for religious needs, for himself and his family, his relatives, orphans, destitute people and the travellers. But he, with great care only procured the essential subsistence for himself and the remainder was spent in the way of All a h. He did not even save for the next day. 23 In brief he chose the path of contentment. In the days of ease, when his wives made some demands, he gave them the choice,according to the commandment of All a h. "O Prophet! say to