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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And whatever you spend, He will replace it, and He is the best of providers”

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Among the benefits of this noble verse is the encouragement to spend, based on His saying:
But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it وَمَا أَنفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ
[Saba 34:39]
The point is that when a person spends, his soul, which commands evil, tells him: if you spend from your wealth, it will decrease, so do not spend. Then Allah Mighty and Majestic says:
whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it َمَا أَنفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ
[Saba 34:39]
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And among its benefits is also that spending, however little it is, is multiplied. From where is it taken?
anything من شيء
It is an indefinite noun in the context of a condition, confirmed by
the extra “from” من الزائدة
this, if it is not
Who من
an explanation of
not ما
in His saying
what you spent ما أنفقتم
Good.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is that Allah Glorified and Exalted is the best of providers due to the abundance of His giving and the continuity of His giving. Any provider other than Allah does not give much; if he gives much, he becomes bored and does not continue in his giving. But Allah Mighty and Majestic is the best of providers in the abundance and continuity of His giving.
Another benefit is the affirmation of a provider other than Allah. Where is this taken from? From His saying:
the best of providers خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
. This indicates the existence of a giver and a recipient who share in the original thing given, which is provision. However, the provision of anyone other than Allah is from the provision of Allah, because from where does the one who gave me, for example, get his ability to give? From Allah. So his giving to me is from the provision of Allah that He gave him. Also, the provision of anyone other than Allah is limited; it does not encompass everyone, nor does it encompass all times.
Another benefit of this noble verse is that the actions of the servants are created by Allah. This is a refutation of whom? The Qadariyyah. Where is this benefit taken from? From His saying:
whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it َمَا أَنفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ
[Saba 34:39]
. We know that the provision that comes to us is often due to much trading, plowing, working, and obtaining provision. This serves as evidence that the action of the servant is created by Allah Glorified and Exalted. It is also a refutation of the Jahmiyyah, or rather the Jabriyyah, which I intended, and they are the Jahmiyyah as well, based on His saying:
and whatever you spent وما أنفقتم
, where He attributes the action to the servant. The Jabriyyah say: “The human being is deprived of power and choice, and his action is not attributed to him except by way of metaphor; otherwise, he has no choice in his action.”
Source alathar.net

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