Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
16. The Companions of the Prophet
~ 393 ~
Those of you that gave of their wealth before
the victory and took part in the fighting are
not equal (to those who gave and fought
thereafter). Their degree is greater.
4
SPENDING ONE’S WEALTH FOR THE SAKE OF
A TRUTH WHICH HAS YET TO BE
ESTABLISHED
The following incident has been related by Ibn Abi
Hatim on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud.
When the verse of the Qur’an—”Who will lend God
a goodly loan; it will be doubled for him many
times”
5
—was revealed, Abu Dahdah of the Ansar
asked the Prophet if God really wanted them to
“lend Him a loan,” The Prophet replied in the
affirmative. “Give me your hand,” Abu Dahdah
said to the Prophet. The Prophet put his hand in
Abu Dahdah’s as the latter told him that he would
lend his whole orchard—consisting of six hundred
date palms—to his Lord. His wife Umm Dahdah
was in the orchard with her children at the time.
Abu Dahdah came and told her to leave it, for he
had donated it to the Lord on High. “What a good
deal you have made!” Umm Dahdah exclaimed,
and immediately took her children and belongings
