This document is a unit on charity (sadaqah) from TJ Homeschooling. It contains 8 lessons that define and explain sadaqah. Some key points covered include: - Sadaqah is voluntary charity or any act of goodness, including giving money, food, clothes or helping others. - We should give sadaqah to gain reward from Allah, avoid hellfire, and help those in need, including family, the poor, travelers. - Sadaqah should be given willingly, without showing off or insulting recipients. It can also be an ongoing act like building a well or publishing books.

1. Sadaqah
Charity
A unit on charity from TJ Homeschooling

2. Table of
Contents
Lesson 1: What is sadaqah?
Lesson 2: What types of acts are sadaqah?
Lesson 3: Why should we give sadaqah?
Lesson 4: To whom should we give sadaqah?
Lesson 5: When should we give sadaqah?
Lesson 6: How should we give sadaqah?
Lesson 7: How should we receive sadaqah?
Lesson 8: What is sadaqah jariyah?
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3. Lesson 1:
What is
sadaqah?
Sadaqah is voluntary charity.
Voluntary means doing
something that you do not have
to do. You have the choice to do
it or not to do it.
Charity is giving help to
someone.
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4. What is
sadaqah?
The word for charity in Arabic is
“sadaqah.” It comes from a word
meaning “truth.”
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5. Lesson 2:
What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
Hudhaifa and Abu Shaiba
reported Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) as saying:
Every act of goodness is
sadaqah.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2197
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6. What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
Charity includes giving money,
clothes, food, a gift, or helping
someone with something.
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7. A hadith about
giving charity
“Mundhir b. Jarir reported on the authority of his
father:
While we were in the company of the Messenger of
Allah (Peace be upon him) in the early hours of the
morning, some people came there (who) were
barefooted, naked, wearing striped woollen
clothes, or cloaks, with their swords hung (around
their necks). Most of them, nay, all of them,
belonged to the tribe of Mudar. The colour of the
face of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon
him) underwent a change when he saw them in
poverty…….
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8. A hadith about
giving charity
He then entered (his house) and came out and commanded
Bilal (to pronounce Adhan). He pronounced Adhan and
Iqama, and he (the Holy Prophet) observed prayer (along
with his Companion) and then addressed (them reciting
verses of the Holy Qur'an):
‘O people, fear your Lord, Who created you from a single
being" to the end of the verse," Allah is ever a Watcher over
you" (4:1).
(He then recited) a verse of Sura Hashr:" Fear Allah. and let
every soul consider that which it sends forth for the morrow
and fear Allah" (59:18)
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9. A hadith about
giving charity
(Then the audience began to vie with one another
in giving charity.) Some donated a dinar, others a
dirham, still others clothes, some donated a sa' of
wheat, some a sa' of dates; till he (the Holy
Prophet) said: (Bring) even if it is half a date. Then
a person from among the Ansar came there with a
money bag which his hands could scarcely lift; in
fact, they could not (lift).
Then the people followed continuously, till I saw
two heaps of eatables and clothes, and I saw the
face of the Messenger (Peace be upon him)
glistening, like gold (on account of joy).”
(Sahih Muslim Book 5, 2219)
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10. What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
From this hadith we saw
examples of sadaqah which
included:
• food
• clothes
• money
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11. What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
Sadaqah can also include kind words:
Adi b. Hatim reported that the Messenger of
Allah (Peace be upon him) made a mention of
the Fire and sought refuge (with Allah against
it). He turned aside his face three times and
then said: Protect yourselves against Fire even if
with half a date. But if you fail to find it (then
protect yourselves against Fire) with the help of
a pleasant word).
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12. What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
Sadaqah can be something small…
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (Peace be
upon him) as saying: “O Muslim women, none of
you should consider even a sheep's trotter too
insignificant to give to her neighbour.”
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2247
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13. What types of
acts are
sadaqah?
Other examples of sadaqah:
Abu Dhar reported that the Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Your smile to your brother is a sadaqah
(charitable act) for you. Your commanding the
right and forbidding the wrong is a sadaqah.
Your guiding a man in the land of misguidance
is a sadaqah for you. Your seeing (showing the
way) for a man with bad eyesight is a sadaqah
for you. Your removing a stone or thorn or bone
from the road is a sadaqah for you. Your
emptying your bucket of water into your
brother’s (empty) bucket is a sadaqah for you.”
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14. So let’s review
some types of
sadaqah
• Every act of goodness is sadaqah
• Giving food is sadaqah
• Giving money is sadaqah
• Giving clothes (or other needed items is
sadaqah)
• Speaking kind words is sadaqah
• A small act of goodness is sadaqah
• A smile is sadaqah
• Removing something from the road is
sadaqah
• Helping someone is sadaqah
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15. Lesson 3:
Why should we
give sadaqah?
There is a reward for it:
Allah tells us in the quraan:
Verily, those who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat
and alms, etc.), men and women, and
lend to Allah a goodly loan, it shall be
increased manifold (to their credit), and
theirs shall be an honourable good
reward (i.e. Paradise)
Surah (57:18).
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16. Why should we
give sadaqah?
There is a reward for it:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) as saying that Allah,
the Most Blessed and High, said: O son of
Adam, spend. I will spend on you. The
right hand of Allah is full and overflowing
and in nothing would diminish it, by
overspending day and night.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2178
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17. Why should we
give sadaqah?
There is a reward for it:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) as saying: There is
never a day wherein servants (of God)
get up at morn, but are not visited by
two angels. One of them says: O Allah,
give him more who spends (for the sake
of Allah), and the other says: O Allah,
bring destruction to one who withholds.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2205
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18. Why should we
give sadaqah?
Giving sadaqah is protection from the
Hellfire:
'Adi b. Hatim reported that he heard
Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon
him) as saying: He who among you can
protect himself against Fire, he should do
so, even if it should be with half a date.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2215
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19. To review, why
should we give
sadaqah:
 We get a reward from Allah for sadaqah
 It can help save us from the Hellfire
Giving sadaqah can make you feel good
because you know that you helped
another person who was in a difficult
situation.
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20. Lesson 4:
To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah to our family…..
Thauban reported Allah's Messenger (Peace
be upon him) as saying: The most excellent
dinar is one that a person spends on his
family, and the dinar which he spends on his
animal in Allah's path, and the dinar he
spends on his companions in Allah's path.
Abu Qilaba (one of the narrators) said: He
(the narrator) started with family, and then
Abu Qilaba said: Who is the person with
greater reward than a person who spends
on young members of his family (and thus)
preserves (saves them from want) (and by
virtue of which) Allah brings profit for them
and makes them rich.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2180
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21. To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah to our family…..
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) as saying: Of the
dinar you spend as a contribution in
Allah's path, or to set free a slave, or as a
sadaqa given to a needy, or to support
your family, the one yielding the greatest
reward is that which you spent on your
family.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2181
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22. To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah to our family…..
Abu Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger
(way peace be upon him) as saying:
When a Muslim spends on his family
seeking reward for it from Allah, it counts
for him as sadaqah.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2192
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23. To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah to our family
even if they are not Muslim…..
Asma' bint Abu Bakr reported: My
mother who was a polytheist came to me
when he (the Holy Prophet) entered into
treaty with, the Quraish (of Mecca). I
inquired from the Messenger of Allah
(Peace be upon him) saying:
Messenger of Allah, there has come to
me my mother and she is inclined;
should I (in this state of her mind) show
her kindness?
He said: Yes, treat her kindly.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2195
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24. To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah to the poor
(miskeen), the non-Muslim, the traveler…
As-Sadaqat (here it means Zakat) are
only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-
Masakin (the poor) and those employed
to collect (the funds); and for to attract
the hearts of those who have been
inclined (towards Islam); and to free the
captives; and for those in debt; and for
Allah's Cause (i.e. for Mujahidun - those
fighting in the holy wars), and for the
wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from
everything); a duty imposed by Allah.
And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.
(Surah 9:60)
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25. To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
We should even give charity to those who are
undeserving.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (Peace be upon him)
as saying: A man expressed his intention to give charity,
so he came out with charity and placed it in the hand of
of a rich person. In the morning the people were talking
and saying: Charity was given to a rich person. He (the
giver of charity) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise-to a
well-to-do person. He then expressed his intention to give
charity, so he went out with charity and placed it in the
hand of a thief. In the morning, the people were talking
and saying: Charity was given to a thief. So (one of the
persons) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise (what a
misfortune it is that charity has been given to) a rich
person. to a thief! There came (the angel to him) and he
was told: Your charity has been accepted…..As for the rich
man he might perhaps learn a lesson and spend from
what Allah has given him, and the thief might thereby
refrain from committing theft.
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2230
(edited for children)
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26. Let’s review:
To whom
should we give
sadaqah?
 We should give sadaqah to our family (even
if they are not Muslim)
 We should give sadaqah to the poor
 We should give sadaqah to someone in need
 We should give sadaqah to the traveler
 We should give sadaqah to the non Muslim
 We should even give sadaqah to those who
are undeserving of it.
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27. Lesson 5:
When Should
We Give
Sadaqah?
We should give sadaqah in good times and in
bad times
A man came to the Prophet ( ‫ﷺ‬) and said: “O
Messenger of Allāh which Sadaqah is the one
that gives the greatest amount of reward from
Allāh ( ‫تعالى‬ ‫و‬ ‫سبحانه‬)? The Prophet ( ‫ﷺ‬) said:
“That you give in charity whilst you are in
good health and you are feeling miserly and
you want to covet that wealth that you
possess, and you fear poverty for yourself and
that you hope for riches.”
(Al-Bukhāri: no. 1419)
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28. Lesson 6:
How should we
give sadaqah?
Without reminders or insult or injury:
O you who believe! Do not render in vain your
Sadaqah (charity) by reminders of your
generosity or by injury, like him who spends
his wealth to be seen of men….
(2:264)
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29. How should we
give sadaqah?
Without showing off:
Those who spend their wealth (in Allah's
Cause) by night and day, in secret and in
public, they shall have their reward with their
Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they
grieve. (2:274)
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30. How should we
give sadaqah?
Giving two of something:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) assaying: If anyone
contributes a pair of anything for the sake of
Allah, he would be invited to enter Paradise
(with these words): O servant of Allah. it is
good (for you).
Sahih Muslim Book 5 Hadith 2239
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31. Lesson 7: How
Should We
Receive
Sadaqah?
Whether you (mankind) disclose (by good
words of thanks) a good deed (done to you in
the form of a favour by someone), or conceal
it, or pardon an evil, verily Allah is Ever Oft-
Pardoning, All Powerful.
(4:149)
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32. Lesson 8:
What is
sadaqah
jariyah?
Sadiqah jariyah is sadaqah that is ongoing,
that continues to benefit and can continue on
even after a person dies.
Some examples of sadiqah jariyah are:
 Building a masjid
 Teaching quraan or other knowledge
 Repairing a road
 Publishing beneficial books for Muslims to
read
 Building a well
Can you think of more examples?
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33. What is
sadaqah
jariyah?
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( ‫ﷺ‬) said, “When a
man dies, his deeds come to an end, except
for three: A continuous charity, knowledge by
which people derive benefit, a pious son who
prays for him.”
Saheeh Muslim
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34. Now that you know what
sadaqah is and how to
give it, go get some
blessings by giving
sadaqah!
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