The Criterion for the Amount of Spending in the Path of Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the criterion for the amount of spending in the path of Allah? Is it prescribed for a person to give away all his wealth, or half of it?
Answer:
This depends on faith. If a servant has strong faith, he relies on Allah. If he needs to give away all his wealth, he does so. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) gave away all his wealth for the sake of Allah the Exalted. 'Umar gave away half his wealth and said, "I will outdo Abu Bakr." But when Abu Bakr came and gave away all his wealth, 'Umar said, "I will never compete with you again."
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the criterion for the amount of spending in the path of Allah? Is it prescribed for a person to give away all his wealth, or half of it?
Answer:
This depends on faith. If a servant has strong faith, he relies on Allah. If he needs to give away all his wealth, he does so. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) gave away all his wealth for the sake of Allah the Exalted. 'Umar gave away half his wealth and said, "I will outdo Abu Bakr." But when Abu Bakr came and gave away all his wealth, 'Umar said, "I will never compete with you again."
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (1:04:33)
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