The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Takes People's Money with the Intention of Repaying It
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the authentic hadith ofMishkat al-Masabih 2910, he asks: What is the meaning of this hadith? May Allah grant you success?
Answer:
The meaning is clear: if he took it intending to destroy it, then Allah will take revenge on him and destroy him. But if he took it intending to repay it, yet was unable to repay it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, making it easy for him to pay it off according to his intention.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the authentic hadith of
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, “If anyone accepts other people’s belongings meaning to pay back, God will pay back for him; but if anyone accepts them meaning to squander them, God will on that account destroy his property.
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ أَخَذَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ يُرِيدُ أَدَاءَهَا أَدَّى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَمَنْ أَخَذَ يُرِيدُ إِتْلَافَهَا أَتْلَفَهُ اللَّهُAnswer:
The meaning is clear: if he took it intending to destroy it, then Allah will take revenge on him and destroy him. But if he took it intending to repay it, yet was unable to repay it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, making it easy for him to pay it off according to his intention.
Actions are only by intentions.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438هـ — af.org.sa (50:13)
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