Is it permissible for a person to do a good deed and then seek nearness to Allah through it in order to obtain what he desires?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for me to seek nearness to Allah through a good deed of mine, such that I give a sum of money in charity, and then I seek nearness to Allah through this charity so that I obtain from Allah the Exalted and Majestic what I am seeking?
Answer:
Yes. The hadith says: "Leave your sick ones to be treated with charity." A person gives charity for the sake of his sick person being healed, or for his own healing. Charity serves to avert calamity if Allah the Exalted and Majestic accepts it; it is a good deed.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for me to seek nearness to Allah through a good deed of mine, such that I give a sum of money in charity, and then I seek nearness to Allah through this charity so that I obtain from Allah the Exalted and Majestic what I am seeking?
Answer:
Yes. The hadith says: "Leave your sick ones to be treated with charity." A person gives charity for the sake of his sick person being healed, or for his own healing. Charity serves to avert calamity if Allah the Exalted and Majestic accepts it; it is a good deed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للإنسان أن يفعل عملاً صالحاً ثم يتوسل به إلى الله ليحصل له مطلوبه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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