An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
3. Worship
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TRULY DESTITUTE ARE THOSE BEREFT OF
GOD’S GRACE IN THE HEREAFTER
Abu Hurayrah relates how one day he and some
Companions were sitting in the presence of the
Prophet when he asked them if they knew who the
destitute ones were. “Those who have neither cash
nor capital to their credit,” suggested the
Companions. But the Prophet corrected them: “The
destitute one among my followers is he who comes
on the Day of Judgement with prayer, fasting and
charity to his credit, but having at the same time
abused others, taken possession of their property,
shed their blood and inflicted cruelty upon them.
His good deeds will be measured up against his
wrong-doing until, finally, there is nothing good
left to his credit, and many debts still to be repaid.
The bad deeds of others will then be heaped up
upon him and he will be cast into fire.”
(MUSLIM,
SAHIH)
HASTENING TO PRAY IN TIMES OF
DIFFICULTY
It was the time of the Battle of Trench, and,
