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(2). 3300. ‘Alī bin Abī Tālib said: “When (the following) was revealed: ‘O you who believe! When you consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation.’[1] The Prophet ﷺ
said to me: 'What do you think? A Dīnār?' I said: 'They will not be able to.' He said: 'Then half a Dīnār?' I said: 'They will not be able.' He said: 'Then how much?' I said: 'A barley corn.' He said: 'You made it too little.'" He said: "So the Āyah was revealed: 'Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation?'[1] He said: "It was about my case for which Allāh lightened the burden upon this Ummah." (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb, we only know of it through this route. The meaning of his saying: "A barley corn" is gold equal to the weight of a barely corn. [And Abū Al-Ja'd's name is Rāfi'].
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[1] Al-Mujādilah 58:12.
Commentary
The hypocrites, without any need and reason, would interfere to talk to the Prophet ﷺ in his precious time; so spending something in charity was ordered to discourage them from doing so, because they had the general disease of miserliness and greed of wealth. But the poor and the destitute were exempted; consequently all the people stopped questioning him privately. It also became hard for the sincere believers that they should give charity before the private consultation. Afterwards, Allāh abrogated this rule.
