Affluence & Charity

Hazrat Uthman (ra), Hazrat Miqdad (ra), Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas‘ud (ra) and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra) had all instructed that as part of their will, Hazrat Zubair (ra) ought to look after their wealth [after their passing]. In accordance with this, he safeguarded their wealth and would spend his own wealth on their children. As he was blessed with an abundance of wealth, he would not spend their money on their children, but instead he would spend from his own pocket, so that their heirs could make use of their own wealth. This shows he had no greed at all for any wealth.

It is mentioned with regard to Hazrat Zubair (ra) that he had 1,000 servants who would offer the kharaj to him, i.e., the produce of his lands. However, he would not take any of it for himself, but instead he would give it all away as charity.