Yes, Money can buy everything!

You read that right. Money can, as opposed to the general narrative, actually buy everything and anything. You can even buy happiness, peace, prosperity, even a place in Heaven with your money.

But how is that possible? Well, according to the Holy Qur’an, money can buy you happiness and peace if you spend it in the way of God, that is, in good and noble causes. Here are some verses that are in support of the statement:

1. “Whatever thing you spend in the way of Allah, it will be paid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged.” – Qur’an 8:60

A very interesting verse. It states that we would be paid back for whatever we spend in the way of Allah, which means that whatever we spend in God’s way, it is not spent at all, for it will always be compensated.

2. “Never will you attain good reward until you spend in the way of Allah from that which you love. And whatever you spend, Allah is knowing of it.” – Qur’an 3:92

Earning rewards in return of spending in the way of God is an indication that none of our charities goes to waste, or in vain. There’s always a good reward for whatever we spend in God’s way.

Additionally, this verse also ensures that whatever we spend gets recorded, since God is knowing of all of it, and hence, every time we do so, we shall be rewarded for it.

3. “The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [the reward] for whom He wills.” – Qur’an 2:261

This is an important verse since it depicts the multiplication of good expenditure. According to this verse, if you spend ₹1/- in the way of God, you’ll be rewarded back with an equivalent of ₹700 (7 spikes x 100 seeds each). 

So, not only will you receive back whatever you spent, but it’ll also be multiplied before you receive it.

4. “And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate you for it.” – Qur’an 34:39

For every penny we spend in charity, God will surely compensate us for it. Now this compensation is not necessarily in terms of money. God may also compensate our expenditure with something intangible like peace of mind, ease in difficulties, or something tangible, like an increase in salary, or more profit in businesses, etc.

In conclusion we can say that money can pretty much buy everything and anything, if and when perceived as a means to attain things, rather than a goal in itself.

Several people perceive money as evil, however, money in and by itself cannot be termed as good or evil. It is merely an asset, and therefore, what can be termed as good or evil is the expenditure of this asset. If spent correctly, it can buy us peace and contentment easily.