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The Enricher
That it is He Who enriches and Who satisfies. (Surat an-
Najm, 53:48)
Allah, the true Owner of all wealth, tests some people with
wealth and others with poverty. In His capacity of al-Warith (the
Inheritor), Allah is the sole inheritor of everything. When people die,
they leave behind all of their possessions. As for those who take
pride in their possessions and wealth and thus fail to remember
Allah, the Qur’an relates the following:
Do they imagine that, in the wealth and children We extend
to them, We are hastening to them with good things? No in-
deed, but they have no awareness! (Surat al-Mu’minun,
23:55-56)
Allah may reward whomever He wills with great wealth. The
Qur’an calls attention to the great wealth granted to such
Messengers as Prophet Ibrahim (as), Prophet Muhammad (saas),
Prophet Dawud (as), and Prophet Yusuf (as). Prophet Sulayman (as),
on the other hand, asked for unprecedented wealth, and Allah an-
swered his prayer.
One point deserves special mention here: Allah’s Messengers
used their wealth to attain His good pleasure by doing good deeds.
However, unbelievers take pride in their wealth and forget its real
owner.
The Qur’an gives a detailed account of the wealth that a few
people, who deserve to earn Allah’s good pleasure and thereby at-
tain Paradise, will enjoy in the Hereafter. This glory is depicted in

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