Understanding The Prophet's Life
From Issue: 824 [Read full issue]
Spent Upon
A very important point to realize is that when one spends for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace that money for the person. A person's wealth will not be depleted by giving in charity. To believe in this fact and actually put it into practice requires true faith - and sadaqa (charity) is a proof of one's faith [Muslim]. Those who are weak in faith will only see their money leaving them and will not have the faith that Allah will somehow restore it to them.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) emphasized this point. He stated that Allah has said, "Spend, and you shall be spent upon." [Bukhari, Muslim] In another hadith, the Prophet stated, "Charity does not in any way decrease wealth." [Muslim]
Compiled From:
"Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi" - Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, pp. 888