PODHADITH – CRAVINGS – PART 2 OF 3

The last blog was discussing a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2376, and the importance of not craving for excess wealth or high status. The second type of craving for wealth is similar to the first type discussed in the previous blog but in addition to it this type of person acquires wealthContinue reading “PODHADITH – CRAVINGS – PART 2 OF 3”

PODHADITH – CRAVINGS – PART 1 OF 3

In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2376, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that craving for wealth and status is more destructive to one’s faith than the destruction caused by two hungry wolves which are set free on a herd of sheep. This shows that hardly anyContinue reading “PODHADITH – CRAVINGS – PART 1 OF 3”

PODHADITH: GOOD WORLDLY BLESSINGS

In a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 2141, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that wealth is not bad as long as the one who possesses it has piety. But added that good health was better than wealth and concluded that being cheerful is a blessing. The muslimContinue reading “PODHADITH: GOOD WORLDLY BLESSINGS”

PODHADITH: FIVE QUESTIONS – PART 2 OF 2

The last blog was discussing a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2417. It warns that a person’s feet will not move on Judgment Day until they answer five questions.  The third and fourth questions people will be asked on Judgment Day are about their wealth specifically, how they earned it and how theyContinue reading “PODHADITH: FIVE QUESTIONS – PART 2 OF 2”

PODHADITH: WHAT IS CURSED

In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2322, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that everything in this material world is cursed except the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted, what is connected to it, the knowledgeable person and the student of knowledge. The remembrance of Allah, the Exalted,Continue reading “PODHADITH: WHAT IS CURSED”

PODHADITH: REAL WEALTH

In a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 7420, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that the only wealth one truly possesses is connected to three things. The first is what a person spends of their wealth on obtaining and consuming food. A muslim should spend reasonably on food withoutContinue reading “PODHADITH: REAL WEALTH”