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 sisters! We should not demand improper things from our Mahrams. We should also not demand for more dresses than our need and should not add to their grievances by demanding more if the need gets fulfilled in less money. We must also take care that their feelings never get hurt and they do not get annoyed and always keep refraining from Haraam earnings.

Dear Islamic sisters! Just ponder! How unfortunate the person who keeps earning Haraam for his children is! On the Judgement Day, his own family members will take all of his good deeds and achieve salvation, leaving him empty-handed. Our society has become so bad that people commit countless and grave sins in business dealings merely to satisfy their greed for wealth. Counterfeit, adulterated foods and defective goods are being sold as original. If the buyer identifies a defect, the seller does not hesitate in even swearing false oaths to assure the buyer that the product is free from defects. Likewise, some people are blindly driven by greed for becoming rich and wealthy, traveling in expensive and luxury cars, becoming famous and acquiring high status, living the life of luxury with all the modern comforts, and owning properties, mills and factories. In doing so, they remain busy pursuing their passion for having a healthy bank balance, violating others’ rights. They do not care if they need to ruin someone’s family life, violate someone’s rights or even kill someone to satisfy their greed. We should make our Maharims aware of these satanic acts and make their mindset to refrain from them.