Is the hadith: "Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better" authentic?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner also asks about the hadith: "Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better." Is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This meaning is correct: whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and in obedience to Allah, Allah will compensate him with reward and replace it with something better. So when you spend money, you have left that money you spent; you left it for Allah the Mighty and Majestic and gave it out, and Allah will replace it. “And whatever you spend of good, indeed Allah is Knowing of it”[Al-Baqarah 2:270] He is Knowing of it, and whatever you spend of anything, He will replace it. And He is the best of providers. This is the meaning: whoever leaves something for Allah, Allah will compensate him with something better, either by giving him something better than what he spent, or by rewarding him in the Hereafter with a reward better than what he spent in this world. Yes. But note his saying “for Allah”: if it was not for Allah, but rather for showing off and seeking fame, or for the love of praise, then it is a loss for its owner. Yes. Even if it were millions, it would not benefit its owner. If it is sincere for Allah, even if it is one dirham or one piastre, it is better in the sight of Allah, and Allah will multiply it for its owner.
May Allah reward you. The questioner also asks about the hadith: "Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better." Is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This meaning is correct: whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and in obedience to Allah, Allah will compensate him with reward and replace it with something better. So when you spend money, you have left that money you spent; you left it for Allah the Mighty and Majestic and gave it out, and Allah will replace it. “And whatever you spend of good, indeed Allah is Knowing of it”
And whatever you spend of expenditures or make of vows - indeed, Allah
وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن نَّفَقَةٍ أَوْ نَذَرْتُم مِّن نَّذْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [101] هل يصح حديث : "من ترك شيئًا لله عوضه الله خيرًا منه"؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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