A Donation Story

The Prophet (peace be upon him) sometimes narrated stories of previous people to the companions. Of course, all these stories were facts and not made up, and the Prophet didn’t narrate them for entertainment but rather to learn lessons from them that we can apply to our own lives.

A story narrated by our beloved Prophet

AA man (from amongst the people before you) said: ‘Indeed! I will give in charity.’ So he took his charity out and placed it in a thief’s hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: ‘

The charity was given to a thief last night.’

The man said: ‘O Allah! Praise be to You. I have given charity to a thief. Indeed, I will give in charity!’

So he took his charity out and he placed it in a prostitute’s hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying:

‘Charity was given to a prostitute last night.’ On hearing this, the man said:

‘Praise be to You, O Allah! I gave Sadaqah to a prostitute. Indeed, I will give in charity!’

So he took his charity out and placed it in a rich man’s hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: ‘Charity was given to a rich man last night.’

The man said: ‘O Allah! Praise be to You (for helping me) give charity to a thief, a prostitute and a rich man.’

Then he had a dream in which he was told that his charity to the thief might result in his refraining from his theft, his charity to the prostitute might help her abstain from her immorality, and his charity to the rich man might help him pay heed and spend from what Allah had bestowed upon him. (Al- Bukhari)

Sometimes the results of our good actions end up not quite as we expected. In such circumstances, we mustn’t conclude that our deeds have gone to waste, because we can never fully fathom the intricacies of Allah’s plans.

Whatever you are struggling with in your life, Seek help from Allah through Sadaqah!