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When the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that the mosque be built, he said, "O Bani An-Najjar! Suggest to me a price
for this garden of yours." They replied, "By Allah! We will demand its price from none but Allah."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 55, Hadith 34
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A man said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , "My mother died, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative. The man said, "I have a garden and I make you a witness that I
give it in charity on her behalf."
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When `Umar got a piece of land in Khaibar, he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "I have got a piece of
land, better than which I have never got. So what do you advise me regarding it?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"If you wish you can keep it as an endowment to be used for charitable purposes." So, `Umar gave the
land in charity (i.e. as an endowments on the condition that the land would neither be sold nor given
as a present, nor bequeathed, (and its yield) would be used for the poor, the kinsmen, the emancipation
of slaves, Jihad, and for guests and travelers; and its administrator could eat in a reasonable just
manner, and he also could feed his friends without intending to be wealthy by its means."