Page 75 - 24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

Harun Yahya
Harun Yahya

The re ason for dra wing at ten ti on to com mer ce in this ver se
is be ca use the de si re for ma te ri al pro fit is one of the big gest we -
ak nes ses among hu man be ings. Some people are prepared to ne-
glect the precepts of the deen for the sake of earning more money,
obtaining more property or gaining more power. For example,
they don't say their prayers or fulfil any other obligations, and
they don't display fine qualities of character even though they are
able to do so.
There are a number of things that these people expect in re-
turn for their labours. They want a good life in this world, to be

prosperous, to gain position and respect and be honoured in soci-
ety, to have a good marriage and praiseworthy children… These
are a few of the things that people divorced from the values of the
Qur'an even go so far as to choose instead of the afterlife. Indeed,
all these things are legitimate blessings to which everyone who
aims to win Allah's pleasure and attain the afterlife may also as-
pire. Believers also want to have the same blessings: useful em-
ployment, to earn money and own property. But they have some
qualities that separate them from other people: they do all their
work to please Allah, spend their money in ways that
Allah has advised, and in their business, as
in everything else, they meticulously obey
Allah's commands.
In a verse of the Qur'an, Allah draws
our attention to the dangers of regarding
commerce as preferable to the deen:

Say: "If your fathers or your sons or
your brothers or your wives or your
tribe, or any wealth you have acquired,
or any business you fear may slump, or
any house which pleases you, are dearer
to you than Allah and His Messenger

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