Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Say you, ‘If you would have been owners of the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, you would surely hold them back for fear of spending. For man was ever grudging.’ (Part 15, Bani Israel, verse 100)

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! No one possessed wealth forever in the past nor will a person possess wealth forever in the future, therefore, if Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has granted someone with the blessing of wealth, he should give importance to this and abstain from being unthankful to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and should not save this mortal wealth more than his needs. Following in the footsteps of the blessed companion Sayyiduna Talhah Bin ‘Ubaydullah, he would display his generosity by spending it from time to time in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Remember, one who becomes stingy instead of being generous is deprived of peace of the heart. Such a person does not treat his relatives well; he considers spending money for virtuous deeds to be extravagant. If he contributes to virtuous deeds, he takes out a few coins which he feels as a burden or the smallest and oldest torn note from his pocket and then expects a great reward or he expects his name to be announced.

A miser considers the act of accumulating wealth his excellence, he deprives the deserving ones of their rights, he also deprives himself of their Du’as, and makes people commit the sins of slander, ill-suspicion and backbiting against himself. Due to the same act of stinginess, he becomes heedless in paying his Zakah, Fitrah and Sadaqat-e-Wajibah and displeases Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His beloved Prophet   صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. As a result, he makes himself deserving of Hell. Let’s listen to three sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about the destructions of stinginess:

1.         اِنَّ اللّٰهَ تَعَالٰي يَبۡغَضُ الۡبَخِيۡلَ فِي حَيَاتِهِ السَّخِيَّ عِنۡدَ مَوۡتِه: i.e. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ dislikes the person who remains stingy throughout his life and becomes generous at the time of his death. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, Kitab-ul-Akhlaq, vol. 2, pp. 180, Hadees 7373)