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2524. Abû Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "A man said: 'I am going to give some charity.' So he went out with his charity and put it in the hand of a thief. The next morning they started talking about how charity had been given to a thief. Then he said: 'O Allâh, to You be praise for the thief. I am going to give some charity.' So he went out with his charity and put it in the hand of a
prostitute. The next morning they started talking about how charity had been given to a prostitute. He said: 'O Allāh, to You be praise for the prostitute. I am going to give some charity.' So he went out with his charity and put it in the hand of a rich man. The next morning they started talking about how charity had been given to a rich man. He said: 'O Allāh, to You be praise for the prostitute, the thief and the rich man.' Then the message came to him: As for your charity, it is accepted. As for the prostitute, perhaps it will keep her from committing Zina. As for the thief, perhaps it will stop him from stealing. And as for the rich man, perhaps he will learn a lesson, and will spend from that which Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, has given him." (Ṣāḥih)
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Commentary
The afore-mentioned incident belongs to Bani Isrāel or the Children of Isrāel. As long as our Divine law does not negate any matter concerning the previous Divine law, the former issue would continue to be held as conclusive essence (Hujjah). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ narrated the above-mentioned incident and thus ratified it.
