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- The Prophetic Era
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Summary
On the verse that compares open and secret giving, Sha'rawi holds that the choice depends on the giver's condition and intention, and that God knows the intention in both cases 1.
The wealthy and their honour
He says that if a wealthy person does not give openly, people may credit his wealth to God's bounty without crediting him with giving, so he should give openly to protect his honour 1.
One whose wealth is not visible
One whose wealth is not visible should give in secret. Someone who gives openly to set an example, without showing off, is also praised 1.
Reports on merit
He cites Ibn Abbas that secret voluntary charity is seventy times better than its public form, and that obligatory charity given openly is twenty-five times better than given in secret. The chain was not checked 2.
Not yet checked
The distinction Sha'rawi draws according to wealth is his reading. The two reports have not been checked in their sources. The academic view and any non-Sunni view have not been checked.
People and things also explored
The ruling on one who abandons prayer· Ada' (performance of an obligation within its time)· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Bone (adhm): purity, use and retaliation· The adornment of desires and the goods of this world· The people of the bench (ahl al-suffa)· The earth made a place of prayer and purity· Spending in the way of God (infaq)
Sources
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.1167
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.1172
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islam.museum contributors. “Public and secret charity”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/public-and-secret-charity/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.