Poverty

4 Rabi'ul Akhir 14412 December 2019

A Fabrication Regarding Poverty for Sahabah and Wealth for the Latter Generation

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "For my Sahabah, poverty is regarded to be good fortune/means of success but for the Believer who comes at the end of time, wealth is regarded to be good fortune/a means of success. Thus, if you are able to become…

24 Dhul Hijjah 144026 August 2019

Meaning of Part of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim Regarding the Abject Poverty of a Tribe from Mudar

QuestionWhat is the translation of "مجتابي النمار" in the following Hadith? عن المنذر بن جرير، عن أبيه، قال: كنا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في صدر النهار، قال: فجاءه قوم حفاة عراة مجتابي النمار أو العباء، متقلدي السيوف، عامتهم من مضر، بل كلهم من مضر فتمعر وجه رسول…

27 Shawwal 143911 July 2018

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) fear for this Ummah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I do not fear poverty [after my demise], rather I fear that you will gather and amass wealth. I do not fear you [my ummah] unintentionally erring, rather I fear that you will intentionally [sin]"

8 Rabi'ul Awwal 143927 November 2017

A Du’a of Dawud (‘alayhis salam)

QuestionWhat is the reference of this du'a? اللهم إني أعوذ بك من غنى يطغي، ومن فقر ينسي، ومن هوى يردي، ومن عمل يخزي Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min ghinan yutghi, wa min faqrin yunsi, wa min hawan yurdi, wa min 'amalin yukhzi

16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Tying the Turban While Standing

QuestionIs it established in any Hadith that standing and wearing the trouser and sitting and tying the turban is a source of forgetfulness and poverty?

15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Choosing Poverty

QuestionIt has been reported from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that he said: "My Rabb presented to me the opportunity that He makes the valley of Makkah gold for me. I replied, 'O my Rabb! But I [wish] to be satiated one day and hungry the next...…

24 Rabi'ul Awwal 143824 December 2016

Remaining Steadfast on the Quran and Enduring Punishment During the Time of Fitnah

QuestionIs the following narration authentic and what does it mean? خذوا العطاء ما دام عطاء، فإذا صار رشوة في الدين فلا تأخذوه، ولستم بتاركيه، يمنعكم الفقر والحاجة، ألا إن رحى الإسلام دائرة، فدوروا مع الكتاب حيث دار، ألا إن الكتاب والسلطان سيفترقان، فلا تفارقوا الكتاب، ألا إنه سيكون عليكم أمراء…

1 Rabi'ul Awwal 14381 December 2016

When to Recite Surah Waqi’ah?

QuestionI have been reading that the Hadiths regarding the benefits of Surah Waqi'ah increasing sustenance maybe weak. What is the authenticity and when should we recite it?