Chapter II: Etiquette of Marriage
Merits of earning livelihood Quran: God says : I have created the day for earning livelihood . God says : I have placed in it provisions for you. You are grateful but little. God says :
There is no fault in searching livelihood from your Lord. God says : A party travel in the world to search for the grace of God.
God says : Spread out in the earth and seek the wealth of God.
HADIS: The Prophet said : There is such a sin of which there is no expiation except anxieties of earning livelihood. He said :
The truthful tradesman will resurrect on the Resurrection Day with the truthful and the martyrs. He said : He who refrains from beggings, making efforts for family members and being kind to the neighbours searches livelihood lawful by will meet with God with such a face which will be bright like the full moon. One day, the Prophet was seated in the mosque of Medina with companions, when a stout and strong young man was going to his shop running by the mosque .The companions said : Alas for this young man ! Had his body and health run in the way of God ! The Prophet then said : Don't say like this. If this young man runs with the object of not depending on others and refraining from begging, he is in the way of God. If he makes efforts for
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livelihood of his weak parents or weak children, he is in the way of God. If he tries to show his health out of pride, he is in the way of the devil. The Prophet said : God loves one who adopts the path of labour to save himself from depending on other. God hates one who learns education thinking it a means of earning.
The Prophet said: God loves the beliving businessman. He said.
The best lawful earning is that which one gets by his own lawful earning. If he obeys the rules of Shariat in his business, it is the greatest lawful earnings of his own.