Page 141 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

"If the mountain of Uhud turns into gold for me [Muhammad], I will
not let three nights pass with even a dinar for myself." (Sahih al-
Bukhari)

In another hadith, our Prophet (saas) told Aisha (ra):
"Do not turn away a poor man ... even if all you can give is half a date.
If you love the poor and bring them near you ... Allah will bring you
near Him on the Day of Resurrection." (Hadith at-Tirmidhi, 1376)

Another hadith speaks of his superior moral character in this re-
gard:
He was the most modest, was without pride, and his tongue was most
eloquent without prolongation of speech. His constitution was the most
beautiful. (Imam Ghazzali, Ihya' `Ulum ad-Din, 2: 237-41)

Our Prophet (saas) also urged believers to be generous:
In one sermon, after giving thanks to Allah, he said: "O people! Know
that Almighty Allah has chosen Islam for you as the religion. Adorn
your Islam with generosity and moral virtues. I wish you to know that
generosity is a tree of paradise whose roots are in paradise and whose
branches are in this world. Those of you who are generous will have
clung to one of those branches, and that branch will take them to par-
adise. As for parsimony, that is a tree with its roots in hell and its
branches in this world. It will carry to hell he who clings to one of its
branches by being parsimonious." The Prophet (saas) later twice said,
"Be generous on the path of Allah." (Yusuf Kandahlawi, Hayat al-
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Sahaba, Hz. Muhammed ve Ashabnn Yaşadğ İslami Hayat (Life of the
Companions: The Islamic Life of Prophet Muhammad and His
Companions), vol. 2, Sentez Nesriyat, Temel Eserler Serisi: 2/2, p. 192)

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