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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 55

selves, so taste what you were hoarding!’ (Surat at-
Tawba; 34-35)

Who has amassed wealth and hoarded it!
He thinks his wealth will make him live for ever.
No indeed! He will be flung into the Shatterer.
And what will convey to you what the Shatterer is?
The kindled Fire of Allah.

(Surat al-Humaza; 2-6)
A believer can never be like the people described in these
verses, amassing wealth and being stingy. Yet he still needs to
beware of this attitude. He may have spent the majority of his
earnings, but if he does not make a habit of sharing his pos-
sessions, he may tend to the mentality described above. The
major causes of amassing possessions are fear of future

poverty, attachment of more importance to this world than
the Hereafter, and a lack of sufficient trust in Allah, which
results from weakness of faith. As we have seen, there may be
very important weaknesses behind such an act, and this would
show his lack of sincerity and submission to Allah. A sincere
believer should fear a great loss in this world and the
Hereafter and meticulously obey this command of Allah’s.

AVOIDING WASTE

Failure to appreciate the blessings of Allah, spending incon-
siderately or squandering is waste, against which Allah warns:
Give your relatives their due, and the very poor and
travelers but do not squander what you have.