Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The reader: He said (may Allah have mercy on him): "The chapter on generosity, liberality, and spending in the causes of goodness, with trust in Allah the Exalted:
Allah the Exalted said:[Saba 34:39].
And He the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:272].
And He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:273].
From 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sahih Muslim 816, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6442, narrated by al-Bukhari.
And from 'Adi ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2552Sahih (Darussalam), agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:Sahih Muslim 2311a, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1010, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1862, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim".
Allah the Exalted said:
But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it
وما أنفقتم من شيء فهو يُخلفهAnd He the Exalted said:
And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the countenance of Allah. And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
وما تنفقوا مِن خير فلأنفسكم وما تنفقون إلا ابتغاء وجه الله وما تنفقوا مِن خيرٍ يُوفَّ إليكم وأنتم لا تظلمونAnd He said:
And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
وما تنفقوا من خير فإن الله به عليمFrom 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
There should be no envy but only in case of two persons: one having been endowed with wealth and power to spend it in the cause of Truth, and (the other) who has been endowed with wisdom and he decides cases with the help of it and teaches it (to others).
لا حسد إلا في اثنتين، رجل أتاه الله مالا فسلطه على هلكته في الحق، ورجل آتاه الله حكمة فهو يقضي بها ويعلمهاAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?" They replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! There is none among us but loves his own wealth more." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah's Cause) during his life (on good deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his death."
أيكم مال وارثه أحب إليه من ماله؟ قالوا يا رسول الله ما منا أحد إلا ماله أحب إليه. قال: فإن ماله ما قدم ومال وارثه ما أخرAnd from 'Adi ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.
اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرةAnd from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
It never happened that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked for anything and he said: No.
ما سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شيئا قط فقال: لاAnd from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is never a day wherein servants (of God) get up at morn, but are not visited by two angels. One of them says: 0 Allah, give him more who spends (for the sake of Allah), and the other says: 0 Allah, bring destruction to one who withholds.
ما من يوم يصبح العباد فيه إلا ملكان ينزلان فيقول أحدهما: اللهم أعط منفقًا خلفا، ويقول الآخر: اللهم أعط ممسكا تلفاAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: