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PROTECTING THE NEEDY
... Any wealth you give away
should go to your parents and relatives,
and to orphans, the very poor, and travellers.
Whatever good you do, God knows it. (Qur'an,
2:215)
What reason could you have for not fighting
in the Way of God-for those men, women,
and children who are oppressed and say:
"Our Lord, take us out of this city whose
inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a protector
from You! Give us a helper from You!"? (Qur'an,
4:75)
Old Testament
Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him,
for you were aliens in Egypt. Do not take
advantage of a widow or an orphan. If you
do and they cry out to Me, I will certainly
hear their cry. (Exodus 22:21-23)
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them
from the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 82:3-4)
Is not your wickedness great? Are not your
sins endless? You demanded security from
your brothers for no reason; you stripped
men of their clothing, leaving them naked.
You gave no water to the weary and you withheld
food from the hungry. But as for the mighty
man, he had the earth;And the honorable
man, he dwelt in it. And you sent widows
away empty-handed and broke the strength
of the fatherless. (Job 22:5-9)
TO GIVE AWAY FOR THE SAKE OF GOD
You will not attain true goodness
until you give of what you love. Whatever
you give away, God knows it. (Qur'an, 3:92)
It [the charity] is for the poor who are
held back in the Way of God, unable to travel
in the land. The ignorant consider them
rich because of their reticence. You will
know them by their mark. They do not ask
from people insistently. Whatever good you
give away, God knows it. (Qur'an, 2:273)
They will ask you what they should give
away. Say: "Whatever is surplus to your
needs." (Qur'an, 2:219)
New Testament
...The man with two tunics should share
with him who has none, and the one who has
food should do the same. (Luke 3:11)
Share with God's people who are in need.
Practice hospitality. (Romans 12:13)
There were no needy persons among them.
For from time to time those who owned lands
or houses sold them, brought the money from
the sales and put it at the Apostles' feet,
and it was distributed to anyone as he had
need. (Acts 4:34-35)
NOT TO BRAG ABOUT SPENDING FOR THE SAKE
OF GOD
And [We have prepared a humiliating
punishment] also for those who spend their
wealth to show off to people... (Qur'an,
4:38)
O you who believe! Do not nullify your charity
by demands for gratitude or insulting words,
like him who spends his wealth, showing
off to people and not believing in God and
the Last Day... (Qur'an, 2:264)
If you make your charity public, that is
good. But if you conceal it and give it
to the poor that is better for you... (Qur'an,
2:271)
New Testament
Be careful not to do your "acts of righteousness"
before men, to be seen by them. (Matthew
6:1)
So when you give to the needy, do not announce
it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and on the streets, to be
honored by men. I tell you the truth: They
have received their reward in full. But
when you give to the needy, do not let your
left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your giving may be in secret...
(Matthew 6:2-4)
THE REWARD FOR DOING GOOD
Perform prayer and give the
alms. Any good you send ahead for yourselves,
you will find with God. Certainly God sees
what you do. (Qur'an, 2:110)
New Testament
Command them to do good, to be rich in
good deeds, and to be generous and willing
to share. In this way they will lay up treasure
for themselves as a firm foundation for
the coming age, so that they may take hold
of the life that is truly life. (1 Timothy
6:18-19)
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