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Two characters are brought together in a beautiful juxtaposition in a hadith.
"The case of a miser and a giver of charity is similar to that of two persons
clad in armor from their breasts to their collar-bones. Every time the generous
person gives charity, his armor expands, till it covers his finger tips and
toes. Every time the miser intends to spend something, his armor contracts,
every ring of it sinking into his flesh. He tries to loosen it but cannot."
[Bukhari and Muslim]. It should be remembered that here a generous person is
one who spends generously in the path of Allah. A miser is one whose love of
money keeps him from such spending even though he may be spending lavishly in
other areas.
Such love of money is a disease of the heart and the first purpose of charity
in Islam is to work as an antidote against that. That is why the Qur'an asked
the Prophet, peace be upon him, "Of their wealth take alms to purify and
sanctify them." [Tauba 9:103].
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