Principle 69: Whoever forsakes something for the sake of Allah, Allah will grant him something better in its place.

This principle is affirmed in many passages of the Quran.
• Among them is what Allah relates about the first Muhājirūn (early Emigrants) who left their homelands, their wealth, and their loved ones for His sake; Allah repaid them with abundant provision in this life, along with honor and empowerment.
• When Abraham, peace be upon him, separated himself from his people, his father, and all that they worshipped besides Allah, Allah bestowed upon him Isaac, Jacob, and a line of righteous descendants.
• When Joseph, peace be upon him, restrained himself from sinning with the wife of al-ʿAzīz—despite the promises she held out of favor and influence within the palace—and when he patiently accepted prison, even preferring and requesting it so as to keep clear of corruption and temptation, Allah rewarded him by establishing him in the land, enabling him to settle wherever he pleased and to enjoy all lawful wealth, women, and authority.
• When the Companions of the Cave withdrew from their people and from what they worshipped besides Allah, He spread His mercy over them, provided them with every means of comfort, and made them a cause of guidance for the misguided.
• When Mary, the daughter of ʿImrān, guarded her chastity, Allah honored her, breathed into her from His spirit, and made her and her son a sign for all peoples.
• When Solomon, peace be upon him, found that his horses distracted him from remembering his Lord and therefore disposed of them, Allah compensated him with the wind, which blew by his command, and with devils—every builder and diver—placed at his service.
• And whoever abandons the desires his soul yearns for out of devotion to Allah, He will recompense him with a love for Him, with worship, and with turning to Him that surpass all the pleasures of this world.