Commenting on the above Hadees, a great thinker of the Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَيْه has stated, ‘That is, people will become careless about religion in the last era. They will badly get stuck in the financial worries. They will only care about accumulating and multiplying wealth without distinguishing between Halal and Haraam fearlessly; as is common these days. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 4, pp. 229)

It is stated in another Hadees: A time will come upon people when the religion of a religious person will not remain safe except for the person who runs from one mountain to the other and from one cave to the other (for protecting his religion). At that time, one will not be able to earn a living without displeasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. When faced with this situation, man will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his own wife and children. If there are no wife and children, he will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his parents. If there are no parents, he will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his relatives and neighbours. The blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم humbly asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! How will it happen?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘They will make him feel ashamed of his little livelihood. At that time, he will go to the places of destructiveness.’

(Az-Zuhd-ul-Kabeer lil-Bayhaqi,   Al-Juz-us-Saani, pp. 183, Hadees 439)

Curse of Haraam wealth

Dear Islamic brothers! On the Day of Judgement, we may fall into disgrace because of the relatives for whom we remain busy earning sustenance day and night. It is indeed our responsibility to fulfil the rights of mother, father, wife, children and other relatives; however, for fulfilling their desires and escaping their taunts, if we keep on accumulating wealth without distinguishing between Halal and Haraam income, do not make their mind to have patience, place trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and remain grateful to Him, feel content with little livelihood in difficult times and do not teach them the difference between Halal and Haraam, then it is quite probable that on the Day of Judgement, these very relatives will make a complaint against us to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and we will suffer punishment.