Wanting for your brother what you want for yourself

Question:

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Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barkartu,

I need some advice please insha’Allah. It’s regarding money, insha’Allah I will be getting taxes back, about $1,000. I know its not 100% guaranteed but none the less I wanted to ask some advice about it. My heart or head or nafs or whatever wants to give all 100% of it to sufilive.com or my husband wanted to give it to his Muslim friend to help him start a business. I am asking what to do because I don’t want to end up just spending it on stupid things, when I could help out people.

And we are very very very very happy.!!

Answer:

Wa  `alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

When you give to your shaykh, then what he does is to make the very best possible use of that money. Any other one you give it too, there will be wastage involved. Additionally, when you give to your shaykh you are fulfilling the verse:

خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ صَلاَتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

{Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth } (Surat at-Tawbah, 9:103)

At that time your shaykh who is a representative of the Prophet (s) in this time, will pray for you and thus you will be given security in this life and the next.

Taher Siddiqui

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