Editing Alms (section)

=== ''Sadaqah'' ===
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A pious person may also give alms as much as he or she pleases as ''ṣadaqah'', and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as 'voluntary charity', it has a wider meaning, as illustrated in the [[hadith]]s:

{{blockquote|The [[Muhammad|Messenger of Allah]] said: "Every good is charity. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother."|[[Jamiʽ at-Tirmidhi]] 27.76, hadith compiled by [[Al-Tirmidhi]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ibn ‛Isa at-Tirmidhi |first=Muhammad, Imam |author-link=Al-Tirmidhi |year=1970 |title=Jamiʽ at-Tirmidhi |url=https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/76 |via=Sunnah.com}}</ref>}}

{{blockquote|[[Muhammad|The Prophet]] said: "Charity is a necessity for every Muslim." He was asked: "What if a person has nothing?" The Prophet replied: "He should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity." The Companions asked: "What if he is not able to work?"

The Prophet said: "He should help poor and needy persons." The Companions further asked "What if he cannot do even that?" The Prophet said "He should urge others to do good." The Companions said "What if he lacks that also?" The Prophet said "He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity."|[[Riyadh as-Salihin]] 141, hadith compiled by [[Al-Nawawi]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi |first=Yahya, Imam |author-link=Al-Nawawi |title=Riyadh as-Salihin |publisher=Tughra Books |edition=Reprint, Bilingual |date=16 June 2014 |isbn=978-1597843331 |pages=120–121}}</ref>}}