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2325. Abū Kabshah Al-Anmārī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “There are three things for which I swear and narrate to you about, so remember it.” He said: “The slave (of Allāh) wealth shall not be decreased by charity, no slave (of Allāh) suffers injustice and is patient with it except that Allāh adds to his honor; no slave (of Allāh) opens up a door to begging except that Allāh opens a door for him to poverty” – or a statement similar – “And I shall narrate to you a narration, so remember it.” He said: “The world is only for four persons: A slave whom Allāh
provides with wealth and knowledge, so he has Taqwā of his Lord with it, nurtures the ties of kinship with it, and he knows that Allāh has a right in it. So this is the most virtuous rank. And a slave whom Allāh provides with knowledge, but He does not provide with wealth. So he has a truthful intent, saying: 'If I had wealth, then I would do the deeds of so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their rewards are the same. And a slave whom Allāh provides with wealth, but He does not provide him with knowledge. [So he] spends his wealth rashly without knowledge, nor having Taqwā of his Lord, nor nurturing the ties of kinship, and he does not know that Allāh has a right in it. So this is the most despicable rank. And a slave whom Allāh does not provide with wealth nor knowledge, so he says: 'If I had wealth, then I would do the deeds of so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their sin is the same." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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Giving away one's wealth in charity — be it compulsory or optional — does not decrease the giver's wealth since Allāh declares in the Qur'ān: Whatever you spend of anything (in Allāh's cause), He will replace it (34:39). Thus, whatever we spend in the path of Allāh, He will replace it either with worldly goods or through other unseen forms such as investing what we have with His blessing (Barakah).
If a man patiently bears the wrongs and injustices done to him, Allāh will increase him in the esteem of the people.
Once a person unnecessarily starts begging from others, his desire or greed is
never quenched, and mentally he will always remain a needy fellow and a beggar.
