Muslims should be dearer to each other than money
Al-Risala (English), November 1991, p. 20
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Muslims should be dearer to each other than money.
1991 11 November 20 Muslims should be dearer to each other than money. (47) Abdullah ibn Umar is reported to have said: “There was a time when not one of us would have set his dirhams and dinars above his Muslim brothers. Now, a time has come when we put our dirhams and dinars first and our Muslim brothers second.”
(Al-Tabarani)
Spending for the cause of Islam in times of distress
1991 11 November 20 Spending for the cause of Islam in times of distress (62) When Abu Bakr first· became a Muslim, he possessed forty thousand dirhams, all of which wealth he devoted to the cause of Islam. At that time Islam was going through a difficult period. For this reason the Prophet said: “No one’s wealth has benefitted me so much as Abu Bakr’s.” (As related by Hesham ibn Urwah who heard this from his father.)
Thrift, even in the midst of plenty.
1991 11 November 20 Thrift, even in the midst of plenty. (61) The Prophet once passed by Saad while the latter was pouring water over himself from a large vessel to perfom his ablution. “What is this extravagance, O Saad?” said the Prophet. “Prophet of God, said Saad, “Can there be extravagance even in one’s ablutions?” “Yes indeed, replied the Prophet, “even if you are standing on the banks of a river.”
(Ahmad)
