Chapter VII: Evils of Wealth and Miserliness
Inspite of the wealth being lawful, they gave it up for fear of rendering accounts. There are some cases that when a companion got heritage, he gave it up for fear that it might injure his mind.
The Prophet said : He who will face accounts will get punishment. He also said : On the resurrection day, a man will be brought for rendering accounts. He earned wealth illegally and spent it illegally. Hd will be said : Talce this man to Hell. Another man will be brought. He hoarded lawful wealth and spent it legally. He will be said : Wait, Wait. Perchance you could not pray in time in search of it and could not make prostration well.
He will say : O Lord, I have earned lawful wealth. I did not destroy your compulsory duties. He will be said : Perchance by boast of your wealth, you rode on a good conveyance, put on valuable dresses and took pride. He will say : O my Lord, I have not taken boast. God will say : You have perchance not performed your duties toward your relatives, orphans, poor, travelers. He will say : I did not neglect my duties. I earned lawfully and spent lawfully. He will be saint : Bring gratefulness for the food, dirnk and other dubious things that I gave you. Thus God will be asked questions to him.
The Prophet said : The poor refugees will enter paradise five hundred years before the rich refugees. He also said : The poor believers will enter paradise before the rich believers. They will be engaged in enjoyments of food and drink when the rich will remain been down on their knees. God will say : I have got question's to ask you. You have wielded power over men. you were kings and rulers over them. Now inform me what actions have you done with the gifts I gave you ?
Once Hazrat Abu Bakr was thirsty and cold drink with honey was brought to him. He drank it but soon after began to weep profusely. On being asked the reason, he said : Once I was with the Prophet and there was nobody else. He was throwing away something from his body and saying : Be off from me. I said : May my parents be sacrificed to thee. 1 don't see anybody before you. Whom do you address ? He said : To the world. It has extended it hands and neck towards me and said : O Muhammad, take me. I said : Be off from me. The world said : O Muhammad, though you have saved yourself from me, your successors will net be able to save themselves from me. I feared lest I would be that man.
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