The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) consistently encouraged his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to exhibit kindness and compassion towards the impoverished. This principle is exemplified in the narration by Jabir ibn `Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who reported: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded that from every Jadd ten Wasqs be taken…”The word Jadd means: Majdud — that is, a palm grove from which dates are harvested.The meaning is: from every palm tree that is harvested for ten Wasqs, that is, six hundred Sa`s.One Wasq is equal to sixty Sa`s, and one Sa` is equal to four Mudds, and a Mudd is the amount that fills two cupped hands.“…of dates, a Jadd (cluster on its stalk)…”That is by taking a cluster (`Idhq), which is a branch of the palm tree carrying dates.“…to be hung in the mosque for the poor.”That is so that they may eat from it and fulfill their need, and thus be spared from asking.In the Hadith, there is a clarification of the rights of the poor over the wealthy.And in it, there is encouragement to give charity and to place it in the mosque, so that it becomes easy for the poor to take it..