or Saddka (, , "charity", plural ) is an Islamic term that means "voluntary charity".
This concept encompasses any act of giving out of compassion, love, friendship (fraternity) or generosity.
"Saddka extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire." (Tirmidhi : 2541)
"Saddka appeases the Lord’s anger and averts an evil death." (Tirmidhi : 1909)
"Give the Saddka without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity." (Tirmidhi: 1887)
"The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his Saddka." (Tirmidhi: 1925)
A woman said: "Apostle of Allah, my mother suddenly died; if it had not happened, she would have given Saddka (charity) and donated (something). Will it suffice if I give Saddka on her behalf?" Muhammad said: "Yes, give Saddka on her behalf." (Abu-Dawood: 2875)
Abu Hurairah reported: Muhammad said, "Every day the sun rises, charity (sadaqah/saddka) is due on every joint of a person. Administering justice between two people is a charity; and assisting a man to mount his beast, or helping him load his luggage on it is a charity; and a good word is a charity; and every step that you take (towards a masjid) for salat is a charity; and removing harmful things from the road is a charity." (From Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
In Sahih Muslim, it is reported on the authority of Aisha that Muhammad said, "Everyone of the children of Adam has been created with three hundred and sixty joints; so he who declares the Greatness of Allah (i.e, saying "Allahu akbar"), praises Allah ("Alhamdulillah"), declares Allah to be one ("La ilaha ilallah"), glorifies Allah ("Subhan'Allah"), and seeks forgiveness from Allah ("Astaghfirullah"), and removes a stone or thorn or bone from people's path, and enjoins good and forbids evil, to the number of those three hundred and sixty, will come upon the evening that day having rescued himself from jahannam."
:And spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, “O my Lord! Why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good.” But to no soul will Allah grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. (Al-Munafiqun 63:10-11)
:Saddka should be given solely out of love for God, out of the desire to do good to His creation, as the Quran says about the righteous:"They give food, out of love for Him (Allah), to the poor, the orphan, and the slave, saying: We feed you only for Allah's pleasure - we desire from you neither reward nor thanks." (Al-Insaan 76:8-9)
:Giving Saddka will not diminish a Muslim's wealth. It serves as expiation for sins and yields rewards in the next life. Allah says: "For those who give in charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward."(Al-Waqi'ah 57:18).
Category:Giving Category:Islamic terms
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