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Chirya aur Andha Sanp | Sparrow and Blind Snake
is not called ‘Faqr’. Furthermore, the person who has the thing that he needs and that thing is under his control is not called a ‘Faqīr’. (Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 4, pp. 562)
Nine sayings of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم on the excellence of Faqr
1. ‘There is good news for that person who has been guided to Islam; his sustenance is sufficient and he is content with it.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 156, Ḥadīš 2356) The definition of Qanā’at (contentment) will be mentioned ahead.
2. ‘O group of the poor! If you are pleased from the heart with the distribution determined by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, only then will you attain the reward of your Faqr, otherwise not.’ (Al-Firdaus bimā Šaur-ul-Khaṭṭāb, vol. 5, pp. 291, Ḥadīš 8216)
3. ‘Everything has a key, and the key to Paradise is to love Masākīn and Fuqarā (the destitute and the poor) due to their patience. These people will be close to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ on the Day of Judgement.’ (ibid, vol. 3, pp. 330, Ḥadīš 4993)
4. ‘The most favourite servant in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the poor person who stays pleased with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, adopting contentment with the sustenance he is given.’
(Qūt-ul-Qulūb, vol. 2, pp. 326)
BOOK TOPIC
BOOK TOPIC
- Dua for Reading the Book
- Table of Contents
- Sparrow and blind snake
- Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
- Allah عزوجل has taken responsibility to provide sustenance
- The benefits of being poor
- Definition of Faqr
- Nine sayings of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم on the excellence of Faqr
- Definition of being Rāzī [i.e. contented]
- Two definitions of Qanā’at (contentment)
- When Allah عزوجل loves someone, then…
- There was a stone being used as a pillow under his head (parable)
- Faqr (poverty) is the gift of love for the Beloved Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم (parable)
- An act that is more virtuous than giving one thousand dinars in Ṣadaqaĥ
- Your Du’ā is superior to my Du’ā (parable)
- An act that is better than a thousand years of worship
- The Du’ās of the sorrowful are answered
- Individual effort of A’lā Ḥaḍrat on a poor prince
- Excellence of hiding one’s needs
- Two fishermen (parable)
- More rich people and women in Hell
- Zakāĥ can also become Farḍ on a woman’s gold jewellery
- Not even a handful of flour at home, whilst you… (Parable)
- One should not complain
- 44 Causes of poverty
- Salvation from poverty
- Cure for poverty
- An excellent method of gaining blessings in sustenance
- Method of giving Salām in an empty home
- Is it bad to be wealthy?
- Being reluctant over an abundance of Ḥalāl wealth (parable)
- Sixteen examples of lies told by rich people
- 32 SPIRITUAL TREATMENTS
- 11 Spiritual treatments for poverty
- A unique invocation for blessings in sustenance
- Invocation to become wealthy within a year
- Method of making business successful
- For protection of wealth
- Invocation for a transfer
- For success in an interview
- Invocation for getting a job
- Protection from theft
- Cure for disinterest in business, job etc.
- Freedom from poverty
- 3 Spiritual cures for meeting a displeased officer
- For the sale of your goods, car, house
- If a person is lost then
- To open the doors of sustenance
- Cure for termites
- Protection from termites
- Deal according your wish
- Transliteration Chart
