10-08-2004, 11:18 AM
assalaam wa 'alaikum,
WEALTH- A GREAT TRIAL
hadhrat ka'b ibn iyaadh(r.a.) narrates, "i heard the rasulullah (saw) saying,"every ummah had some trial (Fitnah) and the fitnah of my ummah is wealth.
according to another narration rasulullah (saw) has said,"i do not fear poverty overtaking my ummah, but rather i fear that they become wealthy and are destroyed like the people of before.
Hadhrat Amr bin Auf (r.a.) narrates that the rasulullah (saw) said:" By allaah i do not fear poverty and starvation overtaking you, but i fear you will have abundant wealth at your disposal as it had been at the disposal of the nations before you. you will then become extremely greedy in accumulating this wealth( showing no regard for halaal and haraam) just as the previous nations had done. this greed will be the cause of your ruin and destruction just as it destroyed the people before you." ( bukhari and muslim)
my brothers and sisters this is the dilemma we are facing and as it is already prevalent it will soon destroy our imaan. dont let these worldy things take our minds of the remembrance of our creator and cherisher!!!
wassalaam, your sister,
khadeeja