Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Charity does not decrease wealth. Allah increases a servant who forgives in honour, and no one humbles himself for Allah except that Allah raises him.
Sahih Muslim 2588
What this hadith teaches
Allah replaces and blesses what is given in His way.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Charity and kindness
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلاَّ عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 2588, as given on sunnah.com.