Daily Hadith Thu 18-Dec-2014 - 25 Safar 1436 حديث اليوم
باب الكرم والجود والإنفاق في وجوه الخير
ثقة بالله تعالى
وعنه قالَ : قال رسولُ اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِليه مِن مَالهِ ؟ » قالُوا : يا رَسولَ اللَّه . ما مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِليه . قال : « فَإِنَ مَالَه ما قَدَّمَ وَمَالَ وَارِثهِ ما أَخَّرَ » رواه البخاري .
545/60 - رياض الصالحين
Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah
Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) asked, "Who of you loves the wealth of his heir more than his own wealth?" The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! There is none of us but loves his own wealth more." He (PBUH) said, "His wealth is that which he has sent forward, but that which he retains belongs to his heir."[Al-Bukhari].


Commentary:
This Hadith spotlights in a wise fashion the significance and perception of spending in the way of Allah. The real wealth of man is that which he spends in His way and the channels He approves. Only this wealth will stand him in good stead on the Day of Resurrection. Otherwise, what apart from it, will be personally used up by him in the worldly life, and what he leaves behind will fall to the lot of his heirs. It implies that if Allah has bestowed worldly riches upon a man, he should spend them to the maximum in the way to Allah.
60/545 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Thu 18-Dec-2014 - 25 Safar 1436