the root of the Toobaa (Heavenly) Tree, and He strengthened its branches with the branches of Sidra-tul-Muntaha, and He caused some of its branches to hang down towards the world, so whosoever grasps one of its branches, Allah Almighty will enter him into Paradise. Listen! Indeed, generosity is from Iman and Iman is in Paradise; and Allah Almighty created stinginess from His wrath and He fixed its root in the root of the Zaqqoom Tree (a thorny tree of Hell); He made some of its branches hang towards the world, so whosoever grasps onto one of its branches, Allah Almighty will enter him into Hell. Listen! Stinginess is ungratefulness, and ungratefulness is means of entering Hell.’ (Ziya-e-Sadaqat, p. 107)

May Allah Almighty save us from stinginess and grant us the blessing of generosity.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Wealth is destroyed

If Zakah is not paid on wealth, that wealth is ruined. If we look at society today, then perhaps we hear that owners of big businesses and factories suddenly fall into bankruptcy and are overwhelmed with debts. These are those very people who yesterday were living their lives in great luxury in heedlessness, those who had many employees working for them, who had workers serving them, but today they have lost all of this. Is it perhaps that they have earned this with their own hands, because there was usurious money involved in the business, or perhaps they do not pay Zakah on their wealth every year and are receiving its punishment in the world. But remember! If we know of a person who was once wealthy but is now poor and we have a satanic whisper that he is being punished on account of not spending in the way of Allah Almighty, not paying Zakah, causing pain to the poor instead of helping them, then remember that our Shari’ah does not permit us to have such opinions about Muslims. We are not aware of the reality.

May Allah Almighty grant us the richness of having a good opinion (of others).

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد