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Children are often unaware of the misery they suffer. However, as this picture
shows, adults do know what they are going through. Yet, they resort to the wrong
methods to save themselves. The unique solution, however, lies in the Qur'an.
have left their homes in the Way of Allah. They should rather pardon and
overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nur: 22)
Allah, in the Qur'an, explains how the wealthy should address the
needs of the poor. For instance, Allah says that some portion of the
properties of the wealthy belongs to the poor. Allah says that some people
do not disclose their poverty, and that the rights of these people should
be protected:
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the
(needy), him who asked and him who (for some reason) was prevented
(from asking). (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 19)
It (Charity) is for the poor who are held back in the Way of Allah, unable to
travel in the land. The ignorant consider them rich because of their
reticence. You will know them by their mark. They do not ask from people
insistently. Whatever good you give away, Allah knows it. (Surat al-Baqara:
273)