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Three claims about what giving does

Each one runs against what you would expect.

The words

مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلاَّ عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ

Charity does not decrease wealth. No one forgives except that Allah increases him in honour. And no one humbles himself for Allah except that Allah raises him.

The full narration

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Charity does not decrease wealth, no one forgives another except that Allah increases his honor, and no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah except that Allah raises his status

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 2588

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Recorded in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, whose narrations are accepted as authentic

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