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Satan's Tactics
sponsible of such deviance are actually described as "the brothers of
Satan." That being the case, believers, who are Satan's principal enemy,
need to be very especially careful in this matter. In the following
verses, Allah has revealed:
Give your relatives their due, and the very poor and travelers
but do not squander what you have. Squanderers are broth-
ers to the satans, and Satan was ungrateful to his Lord. (Surat
al-Isra´, 26-27)
There is a point which believers must pay particular attention
to, in order to protect themselves from this danger. A believer must
never forget that he is selling both his self and his wealth, in return
for Paradise (Surat at-Tawba, 111). After having accepted such a
trade, he must not squander any portion of his assets on an aim not
within the cause of Allah.
The believer must work for the Hereafter with all he possesses.
Everything he owns offers an opportunity to acquire further reward.
Rejecting that opportunity is equal to opting for the life of this
world, at the sake of the Hereafter. While He encourages believers to
enjoy the blessings conferred upon them that are lawful, Allah also
warns them against extravagance:
It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated and wild,
and palm-trees and crops of diverse kinds, and olives and
pomegranates, both similar and dissimilar. Eat of their
fruits when they bear fruit and pay their due on the day of
their harvest, and do not be profligate. He does not love the
profligate. (Surat al-An`am, 141)
Children of Adam! Wear fine clothing in every mosque and
eat and drink but do not be profligate. He does not love the
profligate. (Surat al-A`raf, 31)

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