Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of a miser and the one who gives in charity, is like the example of two men wearing iron cloaks so tightly that their arms are raised forcibly towards their collar-bones. So, whenever a charitable person wants to give in charity, his cloak spreads over his body so much so that it wipes out his traces, but whenever the miser wants to give in charity, the rings (of the iron cloak) come closer to each other and press over his body, and his hands gets connected to his collarbones. Abu Huraira heard the Prophet ﷺ saying".The miser then tries to widen it but in vain".
The hadith also teaches us about how our actions affect our lives; if we give generously then we will experience freedom from worry and regret, but if we keep everything for ourselves then we will feel restricted by our own greediness. We should strive to find balance between these two extremes in order to live a life of contentment and peace with ourselves and others around us.
