Foreword

Giving alms to the poor is a single good deed, but giving alms to a poor relative has the double virtue of giving alms and, at the same time, treating one’s own relative well. HADITH OF AN-NASA’I AND AT-TIRMIDHI ON THE AUTHORITY OF SALMAN IBN ‘AMIR. 41 If a man who sets out with the intention of performing Hajj, ‘umrah or jihad meets with his death on the way, he will be granted the rewards of jihad, Hajj or ‘umrah by his Maker. HADITH OF AL-BAYHAQI