Indigestion

A few days ago, I kept a fast. I had a paratha (bread made from wheat flour) for the sehri (pre-dawn meal to keep the fast). 

Throughout the morning, I was feeling uncomfortable. It felt like its just sitting in my upper stomach, and just won't get digested. 

In zuhr (the afternoon prayer), I prayed to Allah to cure the indigestion. While I was still on my prayer mat, someone came to our door asking for some atta (wheat flour). We told him that we didn't have any new (un-opened) bags. He insisted that he wanted atta. He just wouldn't take no for an answer. Eventually, we gave him a little from our home ration. 

As soon as he took it, by the Mercy of Allah, my indigestion went away.  Shukar Alhamdolillah. 

In The Quran, spending in charity is linked to the removal of the bad effects of our deeds (وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ) (Q2:271). The beggar and the poor have a right in our wealth (Q2:177; Q17:26-30; Q51:19; Q70:24-25; Q93:8-10). From Moses' adventure (Q18:60-82) to learn righteousness (عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدً), we know that there is so much that we really don't know, and we really cannot encompass divine wisdom with our minds. 

It is attributed to our dear Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to treat your ill by giving sadqa (spending on the poor). 

Truly, our charities are actually for our own benefit. Subhan'Allah.