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DIVINE PURPOSES IN SPENDING IN GOD'S WAY

As a secret and good news to believers, God revealed in
the Qur'an that what is spent should be a means of obtaining
nearness to Him. Therefore, for a believer, giving away what
he loves and what is beyond his needs is not a hardship, but
rather a precious opportunity to demonstrate devotion and
love for God. Of this God states the following:

And among the desert Arabs there are some who
believe in God and the Last Day and regard what
they give as something, which will bring them
nearer to God and to the prayers of the Messenger. It
does indeed bring them near. God will admit them
into His mercy. God is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. (Surat at-Tawba: 99)

Whatever is spent in God's way will have a
good recompense

Another secret revealed in respect of giving away one's
property in the Qur'an is that whatever is spent will certainly
be replaced. This is God's promise. Those who spend their
property in God's way with no fear of poverty, are presented
astonishing blessings all through their lives. Whatever is
spent in God's way is paid back in full. Some of the verses
that relate to the promise are as follows:
You are not responsible for their guidance, but God
guides whosoever He wills. Whatever good you give
away is to your own benefit, when you give desiring
only the Face of God. Whatever good you give away
will be repaid to you in full. You will not be
wronged. (Surat al-Baqara: 272)
... Anything you spend in the Way of God will be