Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 399
— Part IV 390 depriving his daughter of her due right. In answer, the Holy Prophet sa replied, 'No'. Then he beseeched again 'permit me to dedicate one-third of my property for the sake of Allah. ' The Holy Prophet sa said, 'Yes, you may dedicate one-third for the sake of Allah, but actually even one-third is more than enough. ' Thereby he implied that the daughter should be given even more than two-third of one’s property. He also said that it is better to leave your children well-to-do, rather than poor, so that they may not be compelled to beg from others. He again admonished that whatever you spend on your children, or poor next of kin, or the poor who are not related to you, Allah will most certainly reward you for that. 69 The Holy Prophet sa possessed such great wisdom that his traditions should not be read cursorily, but one should dive deep into the ocean of his words in search of the underlying treasures of wisdom. Once, the Holy Prophet sa told his Companions 'My Allah has promised me that if your umma will spend on their own children, Allah will reward such people as He rewards those who spend for the cause of the poor. ' The Holy Prophet sa was deeply aware of fine causative psychological factors. Sometimes when he answered, apparently his reply was not related to the question but in fact not a single word in his answer was unrelated. It contained every word which was required. Some narrators report that, once the Holy Prophet sa promised that if we fed our wives with