Allah favors some people with more wealth than others; it’s as much a test as a blessing. What you do with that excess wealth determines your success in this world and the hereafter. When you give zakah to the needy, you realize that your money isn’t your…
When you pay Zakah the heart is immediately softened and relieved. It is a golden opportunity to help your community while bringing peace to your heart. And when you think of all the billions of Muslims who pay Zakah every Ramadan, it is impossible…
People strive for more and more because they want to be immortal. They want to have more descendants, build a structure that lasts forever, and be remembered as the wealthiest or most handsome…
If you want money from a rich person, you need to make him an investor, you need to make him convinced that you are worthy of an investment and he shares the profit and the loss. In Islam, guaranteed profit is a big problem, because no body knows…
What are the benefits of giving? We always hear that “when you give you receive.” Zakah is actually referred to as alms to the poor and needy, or charity. Generally, it is a small percentage, perhaps two and a half percent. Allah calls it “habbah” (a seed).
Allah has given us 5 gifts and we must seize the 5 opportunities before they are gone. What are these 5 opportunities? Health, wealth, youth, life and age. Ask Allah to grant you to use it before it is taken away.
Why is it that we need these three things? If you have two of them, you will not be a happy person. And this is true Islamically speaking too. But let’s look at our lives for a moment: Something to do, something to love, something to look forward to.
When you give in charity, you should present a pleasant face and a kind manner. Smile. Do not stretch out your hand while leaning back in disdain from them, as if you regard poverty as some sort of contagious disease you might just catch if you get too close.
The Prophet gave us a few things to deal with materialism. First, he taught us charity. It sounds simple enough, but if you dictate on yourself to give a certain amount of charity every time you earn, then it’s going to be routine and it’ll be already baked into anything that you’re going to receive.
Consumerism is spreading like a plague in today’s culture. People are transformed into tireless shopping machines whose lifestyles are centered on malls, sales, and new offers. In the words of Tyler Durden, from Fight Club, the movie: “We’re consumers.We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don’t concern me. What concerns …
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