IHSAAN (KINDNESS) IS ALWAYS REWARDED

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IHSAAN (KINDNESS) IS ALWAYS REWARDED

Commenting on charity given to a bogus, Hadhrat Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said: “Always render acts of Ihsaan even if one is deceived. Ihsaan is readily accepted by Allah Ta‟ala even if it is extracted by means of deception.

In the Ummah of bygone times there was a pious man. Once he decided to give Sadqah in concealment for gaining maximum thawaab. One night, with a very large sum of money he went in search of a deserving person. In the darkness of the night he met a man whom he thought was a beggar. He handed the entire amount to the man who in reality was a robber.  In the morning, the news spread that an unknown person had given a huge sum of money to the robber (Possibly the robber spread this news).

The man was grieved when he heard of what he had done. The next night he again set out with a large sum of money. He met a woman who appeared to be destitute. He gave all the money to her. It transpired that she was a prostitute. The next morning, he was immensely grieved when he discovered that he had given his Sadqah to a prostitute.

He once again resolved to gain maximum thawaab. He again set out during the night with a large sum of money. He met a man whom he mistook for a pauper. He handed all the money to him. Meanwhile this man was a wealthy person. In the morning when the news spread, the man was overwhelmed with grief. Via the Nabi of the time, he was told not to grieve. Allah Ta‟ala had accepted whatever he had given as valid Sadqah and by virtue of his Ikhlaas (sincerity), the three recipients had reformed.

The one who deceives is a sinner. But the one who gives even to a bogus believing him to be in need receives his reward. Allah Ta‟ala accepts his Sadqah.