Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 485

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمَنِّ بِالْعَطِيَّةِ وَنَحْوِهَا.

(from previous page) ⟵ It was extracted by Muslim, Book of Faith, Chapter on Clarifying the Severity of the Prohibition of Letting the Lower Garment Hang Down, number. Chapter on the Prohibition of Reminding Others of Favors After Giving a Gift and Similar Things.

لِيَمُنَّ بِذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَدَلَّ الْمُؤَلِّفُ لِذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُم بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَى﴾ [الْبَقَرَةِ: ٢٦٤].

This refers to holding a gift over someone. The author supports this prohibition by citing the Almighty's words: 'O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders of generosity or injury' [Al-Baqarah: 264].

فَدَلَّ هَذَا عَلَى أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ إِذَا مَنَّ فَإِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ تَبْطُلُ وَلَا ثَوَابَ لَهُ فِيهَا، وَهُوَ مِنْ كَبَائِرِ الذُّنُوبِ، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتْبِعُونَ مَا أَنفَقُوا مَنًّا وَلَا أَذًى لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ﴾ [الْبَقَرَةِ: ٢٦٢].

This indicates that reminding a recipient of one's charity voids the act, leaving the giver with no reward; indeed, it is a major sin. The Almighty also states: 'Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and do not follow up what they have spent with reminders of generosity or injury will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve' [Al-Baqarah: 262].

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Vocabulary · المفردات (23 verbs · 40 nouns)

• مَنَّ — to bestow a favor
• اِسْتَدَلَّ — to infer
• آمَنَ — to believe
• بَاب — chapter
• نَهْي — prohibition
• مَنّ — bestowing a favor