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provisions for one year, as by this his weak faith and his mind can be kept quiet. But if he goes beyond that limit, his God-reliance will be destroyed. The meaning of God-reliance is firm faith in Tauhid, quiet mind in God's mercy and sure faith in the well-controlled laws of God. The Prophet used to store up provisions for his family for one year. He again prohibited Omme Ayman and others for storing even for tomorrow. Hazrat Bilal stored up one piece of bread for his breaking fast. The Prophet prohibited him from doing it and said : O Bilal, Spend and fear no poverty from God. The Prophet said : When you are asked for, don't prohibit. When you are given, don't conceal it.
Follow the right men of God reliance. The Prophet had such small hope of life that after passing calls of nature he took the method of Tayammam even though water was close by and said :
Who will give me guarantee that I will be able to get time to reach that water ? When the Prophet stored up, his God-reliance was not reduced a little as he did not depend on the stored up thing.
The reason that the Prophet stored up for one year for his family members, rather it was a way of life shown for his followers of , weak faith. So it appears that hoarding is beneficial to some but harmful to others. It is clear from the following Hadis of Abu Omamah Baheli. On of the inmates of Suffah died but his coffin cloth was not found. The Prophet said : Examine his cloth. On search , two dinars were found in his cloth. The Prophet said : He will have two spots. He did not tell it in case of a rich Muslim.

Hussain Magzali one of the disciples of Bashar Hafi said : I was one noon near Basher Hafi. An old emaciated man came to him and Basher Hafi stood up in his honour. I did not see him standing for any other person than him.' Then Basher Hafi handed over me one handful of silver coins and said : Bring for us delicious foods as fast as possible. He did not tell us this thing before. I brought delicious foods and placed them and he ate with him. I did not see him taking food with others before this. We ate to our satisfaction and yet there remained surplus food. The man took the surplus food in his cloth and went away. I wondered at it as it did not appear to me decent. Basher Hafi told me : Perhaps it did not appear to you to be good. I said : It is true. Why is it that he took the surplus foods without your permission? Basher Hafi said : He is our friend named Fathe Musalli. He came from Masud to day and met us. He wanted to teach us that when God-reliance becomes perfect, there is no harm in hoarding.

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