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- Wealth is one of the blessings of Allah, but losing it— or in fact never having it in the first place— may be His way of testing you. And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient . . .
- Attachment to wealth is not a characteristic of the righteous. . . . but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle.
- Wealth must always be lawfully gained. And do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].
- The more you have, the more you’re expected to give. . . . But give them [a gift of] compensation – the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability – a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.
Nov 22, 2023 · Whoever, Allah, may He be Exalted, enables to earn wealth from permissible sources, and spends it in appropriate ways, and strives to use it in doing acts of obedience and acts that bring one closer to Allah, then in his case wealth is a blessing, and he deserves to be envied for it (in a good way), as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “How good lawful wealth is ...
Oct 5, 2012 · Advertisement. Increase in Wealth. The fourth benefit of spending in the way of Allah is that it augments the wealth of the spender. The Quran says: "The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: It grows seven ears and each ear has a hundred grains.
- The Small Charity
- Modes of Giving
- Love of This World
We should never consider any charity too small or not worth doing or giving. Even meeting your Muslim brother or sister with a smiling face or giving a good word of encouragement and praise are acts of sadaqa. Adi bin Hatim has related that the Prophet Muhammad said: Some people have so narrow a view that they cannot bring themselves round to even ...
Your din or way of life can be one of two types: one way of life is to look after your own self interests and the other way is to seek to improve the welfare of others, even at your own expense, in order to earn the pleasure of Allah. These are two diametrically opposed ways of thinking, behaving and living. Now the way to Allah is the way of givin...
I am not saying that you should not enjoy the `good things of this world'. Rather, we must work hard for them because nothing good comes without genuine effort. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said: `Your religion is your future and your money is your livelihood: there is no good in a man with no money in his name.' We should therefore live this life fully. We ...
May 2, 2023 · Heed the warning of this verse by avoiding immorality and watch what you are spending. The second thing this verse teaches us is that through spending our wealth appropriately, God rewards us with wisdom. You begin to see the truth behind material things, and that you really don’t need most of them.
Spending in the way of Allah means to part with what we possess and call it as ours. It means to give it out willingly for any cause which is for the benefit for Allah’s creation, for the pleasure of Allah. You can imagine the significance of spending in Allah’s cause by the following verse: “The likeness of those who spend their wealth ...
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Nov 21, 2019 · It would be a good idea for governments to play this role [which is to facilitate the investment of people’s wealth], because they are more able to do that than individuals. Instead of taking people’s wealth in riba-based loans that charge a fixed rate of interest every month, there could be real, beneficial projects and the contract could be one of mudaarabah (profit sharing), regulated ...
