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You will never be able to attain godliness and virtue until you spend of what you love (in Allah’s cause, or to provide sustenance for the needy). Whatever you spend, Allah has full knowledge of it. (Al Imran 3:92)   297. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, report

They prefer them over themselves, even though poverty be their own lot. (al-Hashr 59:9)   295. Sahl ibn Sa’d, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A woman brought the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a woven cloak (burda) with a border and said, ‘I wove it with my own h

(O people,) whatever good you spend (in charity and other good causes) is to your own benefit, and (as believers) you do not spend but in search of Allah’s “Face” (seeking to be worthy of His approval). Whatever good you spend will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged

When the Prayer is done, then disperse in the land and seek (your portion) of Allah’s bounty, and mention Allah much (both by doing the Prayer and on other occasions), so that you may prosper (in both worlds). (al-Jumu’ah 62:10)   278. Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib, may Allah be pleas

I have not created the jinn and humankind but to (know and) worship Me (exclusively). I demand of them no provision, nor do I demand that they should feed Me. (adh-Dhariyat 51:56–57)   274. Hakim ibn Hizam, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and bless

And on that Day, you will most surely be questioned as to all the favors (bestowed on you). (at-Takathur 102:8)   266. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The successful one is he

The present, worldly life is nothing but a pastime and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is truly alive. If they but knew. (al-Ankabut 29:63)   243. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Look a

Your Lord is indeed swift in retribution (when it is due), and He is indeed the All-Forgiving, the All-Compassionate (especially toward those who turn to Him in repentance and His believing servants). (al-A’raf 7:167) 232. Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I heard the Messen

Say: “(Allah gives you hope): ‘O My servants who have been wasteful (of their Allah-given opportunities and faculties) against (the good of) their own souls! Do not despair of Allah’s Mercy. Surely Allah forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, the All-Compassionate.’” (az-Z

On that Day, when a person flees from his brother, and from his mother and father, and from his spouse and his children, everyone on that Day has concerns of his own enough to make him heedless (of anything else). (Abasa 80:34–37)   214. Abu Barza Nadla ibn Ubayd al-Aslami, may A