💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 The wealth that Allah gave you is a test from Allah.
What you spend on from what you earn can reveal a lot,
Your true colors, your goals in life, what you truly love -
Money: A route to Jannah, or a source of fitna.
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Some splurge their income on traveling around the world,
On snacks, on cosmetics, on jewelry made of gold,
On stacking up their closets with branded shoes and clothes,
While most purchase essentials which they can just afford.
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How you use up your wealth can say so much about you -
Generous - if you mostly buy gifts and feed the poor.
Greedy - if earnings are mainly spent on surplus food.
Shallow - if richness makes you loathe those with less or few.
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Smart - if part of your salary grants access to books.
Selfish - if being rich only means improving looks,
Adorning oneself with greed and pompous attitude.
Lost - if money distracts you from Jannah and the truth.
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The wise whom Allah guides utilize their wealth for good,
To run Islamic schools so Islam is understood,
To share Islam with all, so peace surrounds neighborhoods -
Islam: Our faith that promotes patience and gratitude.
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As Muslims we must stay patient with Allah's Qadr,
Patient serving Allah and obeying His Orders,
Patient during tough times and when things are in order,
Patiently steadfast when gains increase or get lesser.
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Remember: Dunya is not permanent - Jannah is.
How wealthy one is doesn't measure actual success.
We're not yet successful until we pass Allah's tests,
And meet Allah in Jannah where there's eternal bliss.
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📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death."
Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 9575
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abdullah ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives and the lower hand is the one that takes."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1362
Sahih Muslim 1033
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Abdullah ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Beware of greed, for it was only greed that destroyed those before you. It commanded them to be miserly and they did so. It commanded them to sever their family ties and they did so. It commanded them to behave wickedly and they did so."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1698
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani