something wrong. I, therefore, sent them back, but when she brought twenty rotis, I accepted them by considering it to be the fulfilment of the Divine promise. (Tazkira-tul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 68)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of pious saints! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has bestowed wealth upon His bondmen. Some of His bondmen help their Muslim brothers by giving them Sadaqah and charity; they spend money generously on the construction of Masajid, Madaris and other religious activities; some fortunate people help poor Islamic students in a way that they buy copies of the Holy Quran for some students and for some students they buy books; some devotees of Rasool take on the responsibility of the monthly salaries of the teachers and Madani staff of Jami’aat and Madaris; some fortunate individuals are privileged to take on the responsibility of paying the kitchen expenses of Jami’aat and Madaris; some make contribution to the construction of Masajid and some others pay the wages of the Imams and Muazzins.

On the contrary, some people are no doubt wealthy, but they are stingy. They do not even spend money on fulfilling the rights of their own family members, let alone spending money on the well-wishing of Muslims and on other virtuous deeds. Even if you tell them countless virtues and blessings of giving Sadaqah and charity in the Divine path, they do not have pity for any poor person. If they are requested to give financial assistance for the construction of a Masjid and Madrasah etc. and for other good deeds, they get rid of the matter by saying, ‘I am short of money these days. Please, come to me later on’. On the other hand, when they suffer from any illness or get into debt or suffer a loss in business or their factory catches fire, so they think about sympathizing with the poor, helping them, constructing Masajid and Madaris and giving Sadaqah and charity.

O devotees of Rasool! There is an important point to remember. There may be a Muslim who has been suffering from diseases for a long period of time or who has been in huge debts for many years or often suffers loss in his business or has sustained a loss of hundreds of thousands of rupees or