A blessing for one, a curse for another
Al-Risala (English), July 1989, p. 24
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
A blessing for one, a curse for another
1989 7 July 24 A blessing for one, a curse for another (130) The Prophet presented Hakim Ibn Hazam with something after the Battle of Hunayn. Hakim thought little of it, so the Prophet gave him something else besides. “Prophet of God,” Hakim said, “which of your presents was better?” “The first one, “the Prophet answered. “Money, is sweet and attractive,” the Prophet went on. “If one accepts it with magnanimity, and seeks to spend it correctly, then one is blessed in it. But one who takes it greedily, and spends it in an improper way, will not be blessed in it. He will be like one who eats, but is not replenished. And the hand that gives is better than the hand that takes.” “Even if one takes from you, Prophet of God?” Hakim asked. “Yes, even from me,” the Prophet answered.
