Part 3 - "WHO IS THE ONE WHO WOULD GIVE ALLAH A GOOD LOAN SO THAT ALLAH MULTIPLIES IT FOR HIM MANY TIMES? AND ALLAH WITHHOLDS AND EXTENDS, AND TO HIM YOU ARE TO BE RETURNED." (SURAH AL-BAQARAH: 245)
When this verse was revealed Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah RAA, a holy Companion, presented himself before the Holy Prophet ﷺ and asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed to you., does Allah Almighty need loan from us, although he is Ghani, the one who needs no loan?" The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, Allah Almighty wants to grant you entry into Paradise through it."
Upon hearing this Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah RAA said, "Let the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stretch his hand forward." He stretched his hand forward. Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah started saying, "I own two date farms. I own nothing except these. I give the loan of these two farms of mine to Allah Almighty." The Holy Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Dedicate one of these as Waqf (endowment) in the way of Allah, and keep the other to take care of your family's needs." Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah said, "You be my witness that I 'spend' the better of the two farms which has six hundred date trees in it in the way of Allah." Rasool Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will bless you with paradise in return."
Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah came home and told his wife about it. She too was very pleased with this wonderful deal.
Rasool Allah ﷺ said, "Countless trees laden with dates and spacious palaces are eagerly waiting for Abu al-Dahdah (in Paradise)." (Qurtubi)
From Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
When this verse was revealed Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah RAA, a holy Companion, presented himself before the Holy Prophet ﷺ and asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed to you., does Allah Almighty need loan from us, although he is Ghani, the one who needs no loan?" The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, Allah Almighty wants to grant you entry into Paradise through it."
Upon hearing this Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah RAA said, "Let the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stretch his hand forward." He stretched his hand forward. Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah started saying, "I own two date farms. I own nothing except these. I give the loan of these two farms of mine to Allah Almighty." The Holy Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Dedicate one of these as Waqf (endowment) in the way of Allah, and keep the other to take care of your family's needs." Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah said, "You be my witness that I 'spend' the better of the two farms which has six hundred date trees in it in the way of Allah." Rasool Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will bless you with paradise in return."
Sayyidna Abu al-Dahdah came home and told his wife about it. She too was very pleased with this wonderful deal.
Rasool Allah ﷺ said, "Countless trees laden with dates and spacious palaces are eagerly waiting for Abu al-Dahdah (in Paradise)." (Qurtubi)
From Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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