Encouragement To Earn A Living
Darussalam · Volume 3
12. The Chapters On Business TransactionsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2140 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 724
Source no. 2140 · Volume 5 · Page 140
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح، التعليق الرغيب (٣ / ٢٣٢)
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2140. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The one who strives to support the widow and the poor is like a Mujāhid who fights in the cause of Allāh, and like one who stands in the night (in voluntary prayer) and fasts by day." (Sahih)
2140 - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الدِّيْلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ مُطِيعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «السَّاعِي عَلَى الْأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَكَالَّذِي يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَيَصُومُ النَّهَارَ»
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The best source of looking after a widow is to arrange her marriage, thus her honor will be protected as well, and also it will be a permanent arrangement for her and her children to be looked after, and to have a good upbringing. However, if her marriage seems impossible for some reason, then it is an obligation upon the Muslims to fulfill her and her children's lawful and reasonable needs in order to make them useful, responsible and positive members of the society.