The ruling on saying, "Pay this money off right now"

Question:
Our Shaykh, the third point you mentioned is that it is one of the most sincere acts for Allah the Exalted, but the person wants Allah to reward him in this world by curing him of his illness or removing it from him, or something else. There is a well-known phrase among the common people where, if one of them wants to give charity, he says, "Pay this money off" or "Give it in charity for our sake," and it is very well known. What is the ruling on this phrase?

Answer:
"Pay off your affliction"—this is what should be said or come from the believing person, but he gives the money for the sake of Allah the Exalted. If he is sincere to Allah the Exalted, then Allah will avert the affliction from him. He relies on Allah and seeks the Face of Allah with this charity, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will reward him for that by His grace and generosity and protect him from illness. So the Muslim is sincere in his intention to Allah with the charity, and his purpose is not merely to pay off an affliction, but rather his purpose is to draw near to Allah the Exalted. As for "paying off an affliction," that is a colloquial expression.