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HARUN YAHYA

As this example shows, as long as people do not forget their
duties to Allah (swt), they can be useful to Islam regardless of
in which position they may be.
“The cleanest food is that which has been earned by the
labor of one’s hand.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)

The Virtue of Generosity
The characteristic which most befits a faithful Muslim is that
of patience when he is in a grave situation and in a state of dep-
rivation. Even then, the one who firmly believes in Allah (swt)
and His Messenger (saas) will use whatever means he has at his
disposal in the best way, in Allah’s (swt) Way. In the Qur’an,
our Lord warns people not to be deceived by satan’s plots –
for many have a fear for the future to the degree where they
become stingy with their worldly possession:

Those who are tight-fisted with the bounty Allah has
given them should not suppose that that is better for
them. No indeed, it is worse for them! What they
were tight-fisted with will be hung around their necks
on the Day of Resurrection. Allah is the inheritor of
the heavens and the Earth and Allah is aware of what
you do. (Surah Al Imran, 180)
The Prophet (saas) made a very clear distinction between
generosity and waste. He did not say “no” to the wishes of
those who asked for anything, and tried to meet the requests
of people who asked him. Due to his natural kindness, he did
not turn aside the person who asked for assistance or gui-
dance. In a hadith it is stated that our Prophet (saas) recom-
mended a person in need to take on debt in his name.
Ali (ra) described our Prophet’s (saas) generosity:

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