Dhul-Hijjah Benefit #5

Assisting Poor Muslims is Better Than Voluntary Hajj Abdullah ibn Al-Mubarak once set out on a journey for Hajj. Along the way, he saw a woman searching through a garbage heap and taking a dead animal from it. He asked her why she was doing that. She replied, “My sister and I have nothing at all to live on. Because of our severe poverty, this has become lawful for us.” He then asked his companion, “How much money do we have for the journey?” The man answered, “One thousand dinars.” Abdullah said, “Keep twenty dinars for our return, and give her everything else. Helping her is better than performing Hajj this year.” [Al-Bidayah wa An-Nihayah of Ibn Kathir] Credit: Sheikh Salih Ar-Rada'ee https://t.me/madrasatunaa/258