Every believer must care about his brother's affairs. Prophet Muhammad said in a Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad: Which means: "The parable of believers who are loving and caring for one another, is like the body; if one part of the body is ill, then the other parts will lose their sleep or fall ill also." [Narrated by Ahmad]....
Provide Assistance, Lighten The Burden
Every believer must care about his brother's affairs. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in a Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad: Which means: "The parable of believers who are loving and caring for one another, is like the body; if one part of the body is ill, then the other parts will lose their sleep or fall ill also.".......
Merits of Voluntary Work
Allah has created Man, granted him succession upon the earth and ordered him to be kind to each other. Adhering to this principle is considered as the best thing one can do in order to come closer to his Creator and succeed in this life and the next. On this matter....
On Increasing Good Deeds.
All praise is due to Allah. He made the Quran a beacon of light for its readers. He also made the prayers a source of comfort for worshipers and the charity a rewarding trade for those who spend in the cause of Allah...
Voluntary Charity
Voluntary charity is anything given as a means of getting closer to Allah, the Most High, in ways other than what is obligatory. From this definition, gifts and other things given with the intention of fostering love are excluded; they are not classified as alms which are specially defined by some rulings of the Shari’ah. Voluntary charity is recommended at all times, especially when needed..
The Tenets of Charity.
The man who exerts himself on behalf of the widow and the poor one is like the one who struggles in the way of Allah, or the one who keeps awake in the night for prayers and fasts during the day...
Prosperity In This World and In The Hereafter.
Allah has created and determined human livelihood and sustenance to be different one from another. Apart from being a test, to see whether they are grateful or otherwise, it is also a blessing of Allah to His servants who are less fortunate. Payment of zakat is one of the pillars of Islam. Through this decree, it is clear that the teachings of Islam are concerned with the rights and welfare of the disadvantaged. At the same time, it educates and controls the souls of those who are well-off from being engrossed with arrogance, pride and selfishness.
Protecting the Welfare of Our Parents.
The role of a parent is highly treasured in Islam. Hence, Islam has since made clear several guidelines for Muslims, to ensure the rights of parents are always fulfilled. Among these rules are.....
Using Contributions for Purposes other Than Specified by the Donor.
Sometimes we ask some businessmen to donate to a particular project such as printing books and other projects. Can the money receive for a given project be used for another project? For example, one of the donors contributed to buying a computer for the office; can this contribution be used to print books instead?...
Moral Obligations
Muslim should not be subjected to derision on account of poverty. While Islam depends partly on the believer's faith and respect of decency to take positive measures for mitigating the circumstances of the poor, the Shari'ah nevertheless empowers the state to appropriate from the excess wealth of the individual when necessary what is required to satisfy the needs of his less fortunate brother....
