⏺"What makes you laugh?"

A group of young men from Quraysh entered upon ʿĀʾishah while she was in Minā, and they were laughing.

She asked: "What makes you laugh?"

They replied: "So-and-so stumbled upon a tent rope and almost lost his neck or his eye."

She said: "Do not laugh, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:

«مَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ يُصِيبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ تُصِيبُهُ إِلاَّ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً أَوْ حُطَّتْ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ»
'There is no Muslim who is afflicted by a thorn or anything greater than it, except that a rank (in paradise) is written for him because of it, and a sin is erased from him because of it.' "

(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2572)

Al-Nawawī said: "In it is the prohibition of laughing at things like this, unless it is an overwhelming reaction that cannot be suppressed. As for deliberately doing it, that is condemned, because it involves rejoicing at the misfortune of a Muslim and breaking his heart."

~ Galandān 🖋

⚠️ The Sin Of Asking For Charity While You Have Enough

❝ It is not permissible for a person to ask from people (for money and charity) when he possesses what is sufficient to sustain him. This is considered one of the major sins. Texts have been transmitted that include a severe warning and condemnation for those who do this.

Among these texts is one found in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, narrated by Abū Hurayrah, who said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

«من سأل النَّاس أموالهم تكثُّرًا، فإِنَّما يسألُ جمرًا؛ فليسْتقِلَّ أو لِيسْتكْثِر»
"Whoever asks people for their wealth in order to increase his own (or for the sake of accumulation), he is only asking for live coals; so let him take a little or a lot." ❞

— Al-Shaykh Al-Muḥaddith ʿAbdullah Al-Saʿd (text)
~ Galandān 🖋


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📝Likewise the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated:
«لا تزال المسألة بأحدكم حتى يلقى الله وليس في وجهه مزعة لحم»
"A man keeps on asking others for something till he comes on the Day of Resurrection without any piece of flesh on his face."

Al-Nawawī commenting on the ḥadīth stated: “Al-Qāḍī said: It was said: The meaning (of the punishment, such as having no flesh on the face) is that: he will come on the Day of Resurrection humiliated and degraded, with no honor before Allah. It was also said: It should be taken literally, that he will be resurrected with his face being bone without flesh as a punishment and a mark identifying his sin, since he sought and begged with his face (dignity). This is similar to other narrations which mention punishments for the limbs that were used to commit the sins. This (severe warning) applies to anyone who asks ⌜from people⌝ without necessity, engaging in the forbidden type of begging and doing it excessively, as stated in the other narration: "Whoever asks in order to increase..." And Allah knows best.” — End quote. (source)