against Haraam livelihood. Therefore, buy this priceless booklet today from the stall of Maktaba-tul-Madinah in quantity and distribute them.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! As we are getting away from the blessed era of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, we are becoming more and more ignorant. The temporary attraction of wealth and riches has blinded people. In the past, people used to refrain from Haraam and impermissible food immensely. Now they have become so careless and fearless that مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ they consume Haraam deliberately. Swelling with pride some unwise people even say: Whatever prosperity you see in this splendid home and family of mine is all because of Haraam wealth. At the present time, if we earn our sustenance with honesty, it will be difficult to earn enough with peace. How can we fulfil new demands and desires of our family members on a meagre income? مَعَاذَاللہ

Remember! This is the curse of not following the Islamic principles. About the same era the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘A time will come upon people when man will not care at all about how he has earned (wealth) whether by Haraam or by Halal. (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Buyoo’, vol. 2, pp. 7, Hadees 2059)

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