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1960. Asmā' bint Abī Bakr said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! I have nothing except what was given to me by (my husband) Az-Zubair, shall I give it (in charity)?' He said: 'Yes. Do not withhold so that you may be withheld from.'" It was said: "Do not hold (your wealth) so that Allāh will hold against you."(Ṣaḥīḥ)
There are narrations on this topic from 'Āishah and Abū Hurairah.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
Some of them reported this Ḥadīth with this chain from Ibn Abī Mulaikah, from 'Abbād bin 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubair, from Asmā' bint Abī Bakr. More than one narrator has reported this from Ayyūb without mentioning "from 'Abbād bin 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubair" in it.
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Commentary
Allāh bestows His blessings and growth upon wealth spent in alms and charity for His sake. But if one only holds back his wealth and does not spend it out of the fear of exhausting it, Allāh withholds His blessing and growth from it. This means that spending in charity is the means of growth, and abstaining from charity means warding off Allāh's benevolence and blessing. A wife is allowed to spend in charity from the husband's wealth for which both shall be rewarded, provided that the husband does not mind or would be displeased with that.
