Main Topic
The virtues, extraordinary sacrifices, and selflessness of the Ansar (R.A.) during the establishment of Islamic brotherhood (Mu'akhat) in Madinah Munawwarah, alongside practical guidance on financial responsibilities and family care.
Key Lessons
- Unmatched Sacrifices of the Ansar: The Ansar willingly offered to divide their wealth equally with the Muhajireen, demonstrating pure sincerity and brotherhood.
- Financial Rights in Islam: Husbands must fulfill the monetary and living needs of their wives and children without miserliness, especially when Allah (S.W.T.) has blessed them with wealth.
- Dignity of Labor and Self-Reliance: Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (R.A.) set a timeless example by declining free wealth and instead working in the market to earn his living and afford his mahr.
- Simplicity in Marriage: Marriage (Nikah) and Walima in Islam are meant to be simple, manageable affairs free from extravagance.
- Love for the Sahaba: Loving the Ansar is a sign of true faith (Iman), while harboring hatred for them is a sign of hypocrisy (Nifaq).
Quranic/Hadith References
- Reference to Allah's decree in granting sustenance: Allah expands and restricts provision for whom He wills.
- Hadith: "Only true believers will love the Ansar, while only hypocrites will have a hatred for the Ansar."
- Prophet's (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) instruction to Abdur Rahman bin Auf (R.A.): "Perform Walima, even if it is with just one sheep."
- Prophet's (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) declaration to the Ansar: "By Allah, you are among the most beloved people to me."
Practical Advice
- Fulfill the financial rights of your dependents with joy and generosity before giving away secondary charity.
- Avoid the spiritual diseases of hubb-e-maal (love of money) and bukhal (miserliness).
- Respect the financial independence of wives; a husband cannot force his wife to hand over or invest her personal wealth.
- Keep wedding practices and Walima simple and within one's means according to the Sunnah.
Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb