What is the meaning of "Do not be stingy, or Allah will be stingy with you"?
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Question : He is confused, Shaykh, by the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith Sahih Muslim 1029d that the withholding of blessing is a punishment, and that it does not occur except for a sin. What is this sin, Shaykh?
Answer : It is a growth in one's wealth. This punishment is not a punishment of pain, but a punishment of withholding increase. That is, if a person is stingy and holds back, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) does not give him and does not replace what he has lost. Indeed, Allah said:[Saba 34:39]
and do not hoard, for Allah will withhold from you.
السابق ولا توعي فيوعي الله عليكAnswer : It is a growth in one's wealth. This punishment is not a punishment of pain, but a punishment of withholding increase. That is, if a person is stingy and holds back, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) does not give him and does not replace what he has lost. Indeed, Allah said:
But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it
وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1348 - 4600 ما معنى لا توعي فيوعي الله عليك؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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