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إنّما المؤمنون الّذين إذا ذكر الله وجلت قلوبهم وإذا تليت عليهم آياته زادتهم إيمانا وعلى ربّهم يتوكّلون. الّذين يقيمون الصّلاة وممّا رزقناهم ينفقون. أولئك هم المؤمنون حقّا لهم درجات عند ربّهم ومغفرة ورزق كريم الأنفال ٢-٤

“The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely. The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend. Those are the believers, truly. For them are degrees [of high position] with their Lord and forgiveness and noble provision.” (Quran 8:2-4) 

Asmah related that the Prophet said: “Spend, and do not count, lest Allah counts against you. Do not withhold your money, lest Allah withholds from you. Spend what you can.” (Bukhari, Muslim)

Abu Huraira related that the Prophet said: The Lord’s commandment for every one of His slaves is, ‘Spend on others, and I will spend on you’ (Bukhari, Muslim)

 

Hoarding

 

وأنفقوا في سبيل الله ولا تلقوا بأيدكم إلى التّهلكة وأحسنوا إنّ الله يحبّ المحسنين البقرة ١٩٥

 
“And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.” (Quran 2:195)
 

يا أيّها الّذين آمنوا إنّ كثيرا من الأحبار والرّهبان ليأكلون أموال النّاس بالباطل ويصدّون عن سبيل الله فبشّرهم بعذاب أليم التّوبة ٣٤

“O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah – give them tidings of a painful punishment.” (Quran 9:34)

 

Charity and Death

It is narrated by Anas bin Malik that the Prophet said: Verily charity appeases the wrath of Allah and eases the sufferings of death. (Tirmidhi)