---------------- ✦ Hadith : A person will be rewarded for all his spending, except for (what he spends) on dust, or he said, on building ---------------- ✦ Narrated by Harithah bin Mudarrib Radi Allahu anhu that Rasool-Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam said A person will be rewarded for all his spending, except for (what he spends) on dust, or he said, on building Sunan Ibn maja,Book 37, 4163-Hasan ---------------- Explanation: Shaykh al-Albaani said: Know that what is meant in this hadeeth and the previous hadeeth – and Allaah knows best – is when a Muslim is too concerned with building and buikds more than he needs. There is no doubt that what is necessary varies according to the size of the builder’s family, whether it is large or small, and whether he entertains guests or not. In that regard it is similar to the saheeh hadeeth, “A bed for the man, a bed for his wife, a bed for their guest, and the fourth is for the Shaytaan.” (Narrated by Muslim, 6/146