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Sadaqah Explained: What Giving Does to the Giver (Qur'an & Sahih Hadith)

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Giving away money leaves you with less, so why do the Qur'an and the Sunnah describe charity as growth? This calm, sourced explainer looks at what sadaqah does to the giver: one date raised like a mountain, a grain that becomes seven hundred, and a rock that rain leaves bare. It is not a zakat-rules video: no rates or fiqh, just the spirit of giving, with framing from Maulana Maududi (Tafhim al-Qur'an; Towards Understanding Islam) and Dr Israr Ahmed (Bayan-ul-Qur'an).

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  1. 0:00Sadaqah
  2. 0:18Anchor hadith
  3. 0:40Three details
  4. 1:02Qur'an 2:261
  5. 1:36Qur'an 2:265
  6. 2:07Qur'an 2:264
  7. 2:45Sahih Muslim
  8. 3:12A common misunderstanding
  9. 3:41Qur'an 2:274
  10. 4:14Recap

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Sources in this video

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 1410, 6021
  • Sahih Muslim 2588
  • Qur'an 2:261, 2:263, 2:264, 2:265, 2:274 (Pickthall, public domain)
  • Tafhim al-Qur'an, Surah 2 nn.300–304
  • Towards Understanding Islam, ch.5 'Zakah'
  • Bayan-ul-Qur'an (Roman ed.) al-Baqarah pp.366, 497–498
  • Tafsir Ibn Kathir on 2:265

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On-screen translations — Qur'an: Pickthall (1930, public domain) · hadith: Learning Heaven's own rendering of the verified Arabic.

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