An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
10. Giving For The Cause of God
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the Commander of the Faithful such grief, observed,
“God has granted you victory over your enemies,
giving you possession of their riches so that you may
be joyful.” To this Umar replied that he had heard
the Prophet say: “Whenever worldly riches are
showered upon a people, God stirs up enmity and
hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection.”
“That is what I fear,” explained Umar.
(AHMAD,
MUSNAD)
PROSPERITY THE GREATEST TRIAL
Saad ibn abi Waqqas records the Prophet as saying:
“More than the affliction of hardship, it is the
affliction of prosperity that I fear on your account.
When you were afflicted by hardship, you showed
great forbearance; but as for the world, it is overly
sweet and luscious.”
According to Auf ibn Malik, the Prophet also said:
“You will be showered with worldly riches, so
much so that if you stray, it will be precisely
because of them.”
(AL TABARANI)
