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When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) fell ill, all he had with him were seven dinars and he asked his family to give them away. They were so preoccupied nursing him that they forgot all about them. One day when the fever had abated, he asked what they had done with the seven dinars. ‘A’isha said that she still had them. He asked her to bring them to him, then holding the seven dinars in his hand, he said, “What would Muhammad do if he met his Lord and this was with him?” He then gave them away.

Source: Al-Ismail, Tahia, The Life of Muhammad, Ta-Ha Publishers, London, UK, 1988. p.451.

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