An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 9
9 cloud. The owner of the garden then asked him, ‘O servant of Allah! Why did you ask my name?’ He replied, I heard a voice from the cloud, saying, ‘Irrigate the garden of so and so’; May I know what you do to your garden to become worthy of such favour. ’ He said; ‘Since you have asked me, I will tell you. When the produce of this garden is ready, I give one third of the produce away in charity, keep one third for myself and my family, and use the remaining third in sowing and raising another crop in the garden. " 24 "Asm a ’ bint Ab u Bakr reported Allah’s Messenger as saying, "Do not calculate when spending in the way of Allah, or Allah will give you in the same manner, but spend as much as you can". 25 "The Holy Prophet sa once asked: Which of you loves the property of his heir more than his own? The companions submitted: 'O Messenger of Allah sa there is none among us who loves his heir’s Property more than his own'. 24 S a hih Muslim Kit a bul Zahad. 25 S a hih Bukh a r i Kit a bu Zak a t.