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ing witness for Allah alone, even against your- the very poor and travellers, so that it does not
selves or your parents and relatives. Whether become something which merely revolves be-
they are rich or poor, Allah is well able to look tween the rich among you. Whatever the
after them. Do not follow your own desires and Messenger gives you you should accept and
deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away, whatever he forbids you you should forgo. Have
Allah is aware of what you do. (4:135) fear of Allah–Allah is severe in retribution. (59:7)
You who believe! The idolaters are unclean, so Did He not find you impoverished and enrich
after this year they should not come near the you? (93:8)
Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). If you fear
impoverishment, Allah will enrich you from His RIDING
bounty if He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All- They say, ‘These animals and crops are sacro-
Wise. (9:28) sanct. No one may eat them except those we
They swear by Allah that they said nothing, but wish’,–as they allege–and animals on whose
they definitely spoke the word of disbelief and backs it is forbidden to ride, and animals over
returned to disbelief after their Islam. They which they do not mention Allah’s name, invent-
planned something which they did not achieve ing falsehood against Him. He will repay them
and they were vindictive for no other cause than for the things they have invented. (6:138)
that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them And also (He provides) animals for riding and for
from His bounty. If they were to repent, it would haulage and animals for slaughtering and for
be better for them. But if they turn away, Allah wool. Eat what Allah has provided for you and
will punish them with a painful punishment in do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. He is an
this world and the hereafter, and they will not outright enemy to you. (6:142)
find any protector or helper on the earth. (9:74) Remember when you called on your Lord for
There are only grounds against those who ask help and He responded to you: ‘I will reinforce
you for permission to stay when they are rich. you with a thousand angels riding rank after
They were pleased to be among those who were rank.’ (8:9)
left behind. Allah has sealed up their hearts so And horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and
they do not know. (9:93) for adornment. And He creates other things you
Marry off those among you who are unmarried do not know. (16:8)
and those of your slaves and slavegirls who are We have made them tame for them and some
righteous. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them they ride and some they eat. (36:72)
from His bounty. Allah is All-Encompassing, All- It is Allah Who has given you livestock, some for
Knowing. (24:32) you to ride and some to eat. (40:79)
Those who cannot find the means to marry It is He Who created all the species and gave you
should be abstinent until Allah enriches them ships and livestock for you to ride. (43:12)
from His bounty. If any slaves you own want to
make a contract to free themselves, write it for RIGHTEOUS (SALIHUN)
them if you know of good in them and give them Who would deliberately renounce the religion of
some of the wealth Allah has given you. Do not Ibrahim except someone who reveals himself to
force your slavegirls to prostitute themselves if be a fool? We chose him in this world and in the
they desire to be virtuous women out of your de- hereafter he will be one of the righteous. (2:130)
sire for the goods of this world. If anyone forces The angels called out to him while he (Zakariyya)
them, then after they have been forced, Allah is was standing in prayer in the Upper Room:
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:33) ‘Allah gives you the good news of Yahya, who
Whatever booty Allah gives to His Messenger will come to confirm a Word from Allah, and will
from city dwellers belongs to Allah and to the be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and one of
Messenger and to near relatives and orphans and the righteous.’ (3:39)
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