Selfless Sacrifice Of Wealth

At the occasion of Ghazwah-e-Tabuk the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the Most Generous and Kind صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم ordered the wealthy Muslims of his Ummat to generously donate their wealth for Jihad for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ so that the food and conveyance could be arranged for the warriors of Islam. On that order of the Blessed and Beloved Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم, the person who presented all of his wealth in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم was Sayyiduna Siddiq Al Akbar رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ. He رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ piled up all of the wealth and his household at the feet of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم.

On seeing this selflessness of his companion, the Source of Peace for the Disheartened, the Final Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم asked, ‘Did you leave anything for your household?’ He رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ replied respectfully, ‘I have left Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم for them.’ (i.e. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم are enough for me and my family).

(Sabl-ul-Huda wa-Rishad-fi-Sirah Khair-ul-‘Ibad, Vol. 5, p. 435)