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and He, the Exalted, also says: “Whatever good you spend is for your own selves, and you spend only seeking the Face of Allah. Whatever good you spend will be paid back to you in full, and you will not be wronged.” ⦗2:272⦘

And He, the Exalted, says: “Whatever good you spend, Allah is fully aware of it.” ⦗2:273⦘

549 – Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “No envy is justified except in two cases: a man to whom Allah has given wealth and whom He enables to expend it(1) completely in what is right, and a man to whom Allah has given wisdom, so he judges by it and teaches it.” Agreed upon.

Its meaning is that no one should be admired and aspired to except for one of these two qualities.

550 – He (Ibn Masʿūd) also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Which of you finds the wealth of his heir dearer to him than his own wealth?” They replied, “O Messenger of Allah, none of us but that his own wealth is dearer to him.” He said, “Indeed, his wealth is that which he has sent ahead(2), whereas the wealth of his heir is that which he has kept back.” Reported by al-Bukhari.

551 – ʿAdī ibn Ḥātim (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Guard yourselves against the Fire, even if only with half a date.”(3) Agreed upon.

552 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never asked for anything and then said, ‘No.’” Agreed upon.

553 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Every morning two angels descend. One of them says, ‘O Allah, grant a replacement to the one who spends,’ and the other says, ‘O Allah, bring ruin to the one who withholds.’” Agreed upon.

554 – And he narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah the Exalted said, ‘Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend…’”

(1) Literally “and He gives him power over its destruction,” i.e., Allah enables him to spend all of it in lawful and virtuous avenues.

(2) What he has advanced for the Hereafter through charity and good deeds.

(3) Even the smallest act of charity, such as half a date, serves as protection from Hellfire.

(1) That is, his spending; the phrase fi al-haqq refers to acts of devotion and obedience—al-qurub (deeds that draw one near to Allah) and taʿat (acts of worship). (2) Meaning: whether by giving it in charity, or by using it for food or clothing. The hadith urges a person to dedicate whatever portion of his wealth he can to avenues of goodness, so that he may benefit from it in the Hereafter. (3) Meaning: with half of it.

تعالى : ﴿ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنْفِقُونَ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ ﴾ [ البقرة : ٢٧٢ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ [ البقرة : ٢٧٣ ] . ٥٤٩ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « لا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ : رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا ، فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ(١) فِي الْحَقِّ ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً ، فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا » متفق عليه . ومعناه : يَنْبَغِي أَنْ لَا يُغْبَطَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا عَلَى إِحْدَى هَاتَيْنِ الْخَصْلَتَيْنِ . ٥٥٠ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ ؟ » قالوا : يا رسول الله ، ما منا أحد إلا ماله أحب إليه . قال : « فَإِنَّ مَالَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ(٢) وَمَالَ وَارِثِهِ مَا أَخَّرَ » رواه البخاري . ٥٥١ - وعن عدي بن حاتم رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ(٣) » متفق عليه . ٥٥٢ - وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال : ما سئل رسول الله ﷺ شيئا قط فقال : لا . متفق عليه . ٥٥٣ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يُصْبِحُ الْعِبَادُ فِيهِ إِلَّا مَلَكَانِ يَنْزِلَانِ ، فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا : اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا ، وَيَقُولُ الْآخَرُ : اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا » متفق عليه . ٥٥٤ - وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « قال الله تعالى : أنفق يا ابن آدم ينفق

(١) أي : إنفاقه . ( في الحق ) أي : القرب والطاعات . (٢) أي : بأن تصدق أو أكل أو لبس . وفي الحديث الحث على ما يمكن تقديمه من المال في وجوه الخير لينتفع به في الآخرة . (٣) أي : بنصفها .