Mustafa Khattab – Stinginess

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.