Giving charity to increase one's wealth or to cure a sick person
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person gives charity in order to increase his wealth, or so that Allah will cure his sick person, is this showing off (riya')?
Answer:
No, this is not showing off (riya'); it is the desire for this world. It is a person seeking this world through his deed. As Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab mentioned, four categories of people fall under this verse. Among them is the one who does a good deed seeking the Face of Allah, but he does not seek the reward of the Hereafter; rather, he seeks that his sickness be cured or his wealth increased. This person seeks this world; he seeks this world through his deed. He has nothing but this world; he has no reward in the Hereafter.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person gives charity in order to increase his wealth, or so that Allah will cure his sick person, is this showing off (riya')?
Answer:
No, this is not showing off (riya'); it is the desire for this world. It is a person seeking this world through his deed. As Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab mentioned, four categories of people fall under this verse. Among them is the one who does a good deed seeking the Face of Allah, but he does not seek the reward of the Hereafter; rather, he seeks that his sickness be cured or his wealth increased. This person seeks this world; he seeks this world through his deed. He has nothing but this world; he has no reward in the Hereafter.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [39] — alfawzan.live (1:04:59)
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