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 point is clear: if he takes it with the intention of destroying it, then Allah will take vengeance on him and destroy him. But if he takes it with the intention of repaying it, yet is unable to do so, Allah will pay it off on his behalf, making easy for him the means by which it is paid according to his intention. Indeed, deeds are by intentions.
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 point is clear: if he takes it with the intention of destroying it, then Allah will take vengeance on him and destroy him. But if he takes it with the intention of repaying it, yet is unable to do so, Allah will pay it off on his behalf, making easy for him the means by which it is paid according to his intention. Indeed, deeds are by intentions.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438 هـ — alfawzan.live (50:13)
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