Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says: A vow does not bring to the son of Adam anything except what I have already written in his destiny, but through it I extract wealth from the miser, because through it he gives Me that which, due to his miserliness, he would not give in normal circumstances.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الأيمان والنذور / 5385
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 6694، ومسلم: 1640، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 7297 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 7295»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … A miserly person, due to a vow (nadhar), spends in the way of Allah; otherwise, his miserliness would have prevailed over him.