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Thursday, 12 Safar 1434H / 27 December 2012

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Commentary: In this Hadith, three points merit our attention. First, there is an account of the exemplary character of the Companions who became unmindful of their own needs when they saw that somebody else was more needy and deserved assistance. Second, there is an allowance for accepting a gift provided one's heart is free from desire for it. Third, a man is allowed to accumulate wealth but on the condition that he would fulfill his personal and family needs. Besides, he should resolve that he would also spend money on the needy as well as on the lines approved by Allah so as to win His pleasure.

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¾ cup butter
1 cup castor sugar
3 eggs
1 ½ cups self rising flour
½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp coffee dissolved in 2 Tbsp boiling water.
½ cup chopped walnuts/ pecan nuts

Method:
Beat butter until and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture till fluffy. Sift flour and baking powder and add to above. Lastly add in coffee mixture and nuts, pour into 2 sand which tins and bake at 180 for 20 to 25 min.

Icing:
Icing sugar
100ml cold water
1 Tbsp coffee dissolved in 2 Tbsp boiling water
125g butter

Place sugar and water in a saucepan mix well and allow to boil until it thickens. Cool slightly. In separate bowl add egg yolks and sugar syrup and beat well together. Add dissolved coffee to above mixture and beat again. Add butter to icing mixture and beat again. Add butter to icing mixture. Lastly ice cakes with the coffee icing and decorate as desired.

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