Riyad as-Salihin, 295
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Two angels descend every morning, and one says: 'O Allah, give him who spends something, in place of what he spends.' The other one says: 'O Allah, give destruction to him who withholds". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
ما من يوم يصبح العباد فيه إلا ملكان ينزلان، فيقول أحدهما: اللهم أعط منفقًا خلفًا، ويقول الآخر: اللهم أعط ممسكًا تلفًا
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 295
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The Hadith encourages invoking Allah in favor of the generous spender to be given more in return for their spending and be compensated by Allah with something better than what they spent, and invoking against the stingy that Allah destroys his money that he withheld and hoarded.<br>
2) Allah Almighty responds to the supplication of a slave for his brother in his absence.<br>
3) The angels invoke goodness and blessing upon the spending righteous believers, and this encourages spending.<br>
4) Spending in the Cause of Allah is a form of showing gratefulness for Allah’s blessings, which is a reason for receiving more thereof: {If you are grateful, I will surely give you more}