Hadith Qudsi about Importance of Charity

TRANSLATION

Importance of Charity

On the Authority of Abu Huraira (R.A.), Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) said,

"Allah said, Spend (on charity), O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you."

(Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5352)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This Hadith teaches us that everything we spend in charity; Allah will replace it with the reward of multiple times for a believer on the day of judgment, Angels supplicates for a person who spend in charity in the name of Allah and curses misers, Allah removes fear and grief for a person who spend in charity. The true meaning of this Hadith can also be understand by the following Verses of Quran and Hadith.

The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He pleases. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower.(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:261)

Those who spend their wealth (in Allah's Cause) by night and day, in secret and in public, they shall have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:274)

Say: "Truly, my Lord enlarges the provision for whom He wills of His slaves, and (also) restricts (it) for him, and whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's Cause), He will replace it. And He is the Best of providers."(Surah Saba 34:39)

On the Authority of Abu Huraira (R.A.), Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) said,

"Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari: 1442)