Mustafa Khattab – Stinginess
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The speaker discusses the hesitation of people to share candy with others, citing the belief that only one person gives money to others. The speaker also criticizes a man who claims to be a genius and gives money to people without realizing it. The speaker uses a analogy of a man who claims to be a genius and gives money to people without realizing it.
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So today, inshallah, we'll continue in a few
minutes to talk about stinginess
obligations, like Zakkah for example.
And this is something serious. Allah Subhanahu Wa'ala
has given you a lot,
tens of 1,000 of dollars, and all He
is asking you is 20 2.5 percent
On every $1,000
you have, you give
$25 in 1 year.
And this is not too much for Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
says in the Quran, and he promises a
serious punishment for the Mushrikoon,
but don't give the Zakkad. This is what
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says about them. Haqqa'aalu
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says about them.
So
the human nature is inclined
towards
stinginess,
and this is the human nature. We are
just like babies. Every one of us has
a baby inside,
and I don't mean pregnant.
Me and we have this quality.
For example, kids, if you ask a kid
to give you a kiss, they give you
a 100 kiss a 100 kisses. They don't
have a problem.
Give me a hug. They'll give you 500
hugs.
But would you please share this candy with
your brother? No. No. They stop screaming and
calling 911,
child abuse.
The same thing with us. Pray, no problem.
Pastor, Ramadan, no problem. Would you please give
a $100 to this merchant of this school?
No. No. You know what? I'm not coming
here again. It's the same thing.
Abu Bakr al Suddid radiAllahu anhu fought those
who who stopped paying the zakat. They fasted
and they prayed everything, but when it came
to zakat, they refused. We're not paying anything.
So
he he didn't take it that easy. He
said, I'm gonna fight those who even if
they pray, but they don't give their zakah,
I will fight them.
So there are also
another type of, stinginess
even with words and manners. And then the
prophet says this, the stingy one is the
person if my name is mentioned in front
of them, they don't say sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam because they don't even want to say
a word, a good
word.
Some people used to, like, pass by a
well of water. They used to drink, take
all the water they need. They give water
to their animals, then they put junk and
dust in it. So because they don't want
other people to use it.
It is not
theirs, and Allah put it there, so leave
it there for everyone.
When you don't give, you're not depriving Allah
or the poor, you're depriving yourself of the
reward. And this is what Allah says in
the
Allah also criticizes in the Quran. Those who,
not only they don't give, but they also,
You Ali, discourage others from giving.
Oh, this masjid they are building is, is
1 Muslim
masjid. Don't pay.
Oh, this school, they're going to teach,
chemistry and physics and that the kufa stuff.
Don't pay.
So a scholar by the name Abdulai Bin
Jafar used to give a lot of money
for salatah, for charity, so some people criticize
him. Why do you waste your money like
this? You give money to the poor, to
the Masajid, to the school? What what is
this?
He said that I always do something
to the people, and Allah always does something
to me. I always give
to the people, and Allah always gives me.
So whatever I give is from Allah, and
I'm afraid if I cut my sadaqah, Allah
will cut his favor on me. So he
gives me, I give to the people.
You give money for sadaqah peace of Illa,
there's no wasting in this.
If you pay a $100,000
to a school or a masjid, there's no
wasting. But they say if you only give
$1, you put $1 in cigarettes,
this is wasting because it's no good.
Some of us,
So
this, story
and it's it's mentioned in some of the
books, Yani. They say there was this, stingy
guy,
and he he was teaching his kids to
be like him.
They he he was telling them you have
to give them money. Don't give anyone anything.
So they got a guest one day. So
he wanted to,
yeah, to change the the idea about himself
being stingy. He wanted people to say good
stuff about him. So he said, he sent
his son to buy half a pound of
meat because when the guest leaves, he will
tell people, oh, this guy, he he he
served with meat today. It doesn't matter if
it's 100 grams or 1 kilo, doesn't matter,
but this will change the perception.
So his son got the money, he went
to the,
meat store.
So he he said to the guy, please
give me half a pound of meat beef.
So the the butcher guy, he told him,
I'm gonna give you,
some meat that is as soft as butter,
butter. So he said, the guy said, okay,
if this meat is like butter, why don't
I save some money on the meat and
just go and buy butter? Right?
So I said, no meat today. He went
to the butter guy, so he said, half
a pound of butter.
So the guy said, I'm gonna give you
half a pound of butter that is as
sweet as honey.
So I said, okay. Honey is cheaper than
butter. Okay. No butter today. He went to
the honey guy, and he said, half, a
pound
of
of, honey. So he said, I'm gonna give
you some honey that is as pure as
water. So I said, this is even better
than the butter and the meat, you know,
because we already have water in the house.
I don't have to pay anything.
And he returned to the house. When his
dad saw him coming, he said, okay. Where
is the stuff? Where is the meat? He
told him the story about the meat, the
butter, and the honey and everything. So he
said, you are a great guy.
You are thrifty and a good guy, but
you are stupid.
I said, why? Because
you're walking half a mile to the Bara
guy, to the meek guy, to the honey
guy who must have worn out your shoes.
K? And this is also who cost me
money. He said, dad,
I'm your student,
you know? I left my shoes here, and
I took the shoes of the guest.
We're not paying anything. He paid.