The Excellence of the Grateful Wealthy Person

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, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You can only have envy for two things: for a man to whom Allah has given wealth which he spends in the way of the truth, and for a man to whom Allah has given wisdom and he acts by it and teaches it.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Ilm, 15; Zakah, 5; Ahkam, 3; Sahih Muslim, Salatu’l-Musafirin, 268).

298. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You can only have envy for two things: for a man to whom Allah has given the Qur’an and he gets up and recites it throughout the night, and for a man to whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it throughout the night and the day.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Tawhid, 45; Sahih Muslim, Salatu’l-Musafirin, 266).

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014