Listing 5000+ Islamic books in more than 30 languages. Read online or download in PDF.
Chirya aur Andha Sanp | Sparrow and Blind Snake
poverty when they see rich people, should all listen to this faith-refreshing parable in order to console their sorrowful hearts.
Sayyidunā ‘Aṭā Khurāsānī قُـدِّسَ سِـرُّہُ الـنُّـوۡرَانِی states, ‘A Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام once passed by a river bank where he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام saw that a man was fishing. Having recited ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه’ (i.e. I begin in the name of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ), he threw the net into the river, but caught no fish. Then he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام passed by another fisherman, who threw his net in the name of satan and caught so many fish that it became difficult for him to weigh them.
That Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, ‘I know that all these things are from You, but I want to know the wisdom behind this.’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said to the angels, ‘Show My bondsman the status of both of these fishermen in the Hereafter! When he saw the respect and honour in the Hereafter for the one who threw his fishing net after reciting بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه and the humiliation and disgrace in the Hereafter for the one who threw his fishing net in the name of satan, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام humbly said, ‘O my Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I am satisfied.’ (Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 4, pp. 577)
More rich people and women in Hell
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘I glanced into Paradise and I saw mostly poor people, and when I observed Hell, I found that there were mostly rich people and women in the majority. (Musnad Imām Aḥmad, vol. 2, pp. 582, Ḥadīš 6622)
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
