Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Zakat - 13th Safar 1425 (4 April 2004) Narrated by Amr bin Al Harith (Radhiallaho anho): Zainab (Radhiallaho anha), the wife of 'Abdullah (Radhiallaho anho) said, "I was in the Mosque and saw the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) saying, 'O women! Give alms even from your ornaments.' " Zainab (Radhiallaho anho) used to provide for 'Abdullah (Radhiallaho anho) and those orphans who were under her protection. So she said to 'Abdullah (Radhiallaho anho), "Will you ask Allah's Apostle whether it will be sufficient for me to spend part of the Zakat on you and the orphans who are under my protection?" He replied "Will you yourself ask Allah's Apostle ?" (Zainab added): "So I went to the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) and I saw there an Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam)) with a similar problem as mine. Bilal passed by us and we asked him, 'Ask the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) whether it is permissible for me to spend (the Zakat) on my husband and the orphans under my protection.' And we requested Bilal (Radhiallaho anho) not to inform the Prophet about us. So Bilal(Radhiallaho anho) went inside and asked the Prophet regarding our problem. The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) asked, "Who are those two?" Bilal replied that she was Zainab. The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "Which Zainab?" Bilal said, "The wife of 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud)." The Prophet said, "Yes, (it is sufficient for her) and she will receive a double rewards (for that): One for helping relatives, and the other for giving Zakat." Bukhari Vol. 2 : No. 545 -- You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell others about AHAD - A Hadith A Day! List URL: http://list.ahad.org/mailman/listinfo/ahad to unsubscribe: send a message to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with "unsubscribe" in the subject
