Hadith Session 7A

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Hadith Session 7A

• Ramzan Shahid

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Hadith

• For every Ummah there is a temptation, and the
  temptation of my Ummah is wealth.

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Surah Al-Taghabun, Ayat 15

• "Your wealth and your children are only a trial
  (fitnah). And Allah - With Him is a great reward
  (Paradise).
• "And know that your possessions and your children
  are but a trial (fitnah) and that surely with
  Allah is a mighty reward." Surah al-Anfal, 28

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Hadith

• A son of Adam becomes old but two things in him
  become young greed for wealth and greed for more
  life.

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Hadith

• "If a son of Adam were to own a valley full of
  gold, he would desire to have two. Nothing can
  fill his mouth except the earth (of the grave).
  Allah turns with mercy to him who turns to Him in
  repentance".

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Hadith

• Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth
  but looks at your heart and actions.

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Hadith

• What is little but sufficient is better than
  that which is abundant but causes heedlessness.

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Hadith

• Look to those lower than you, and do not look to
  those above you, lest you view the favors of
  Allah (upon you) as trivial.

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Hadith

• "I don't fear poverty for you, but rather I fear
  that you will compete with one another (to see
  who has more possessions).

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What are things we compete for?

• Bigger house/mansions
• More prestigious suburb
• More expensive car
• Nice clothes/shoes/purse
• More pay/salary
• Higher position/status
• Advanced degrees
• Islamic knowledge
• Better Masjid

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Hadith

• "Two hungry wolves, if let loose amongst a flock
  of sheep, cause less harm than a man's eagerness
  to increase his money and his prestige."

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Surah Taubah, Ayat 35

• On the Day when the money, gold and silver which
  you hoarded will be heated in the Fire of Hell
  and with it will be branded their foreheads,
  their flanks, and their backs, (and it will be
  said unto them) "This is the treasure which you
  hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you
  used to hoard."

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Hadith

• "Three things destroy, and three things save. As
  for the three things that destroy, they are
  greediness that is obeyed, and desires that are
  followed, and a person becoming self-conceited
  (and proud) with himself. As for the three things
  that save, they are the fear of Allah in secret
  and public, and moderation in poverty and
  richness, and fairness in anger and pleasure."

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Needs vs. Wants

• Need shelter
• Need car
• Need clothes
• Need food
• You must decide what is your need for each one
  of these things
• Is a fancy, luxury car you need or your desire?

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Surah Baqarah, Ayat 219

• The companions asked the Prophet (S) how much
  they should give in charity
• They ask you (O Muhammad)what they ought to
  spend. Say "That which is beyond your needs."

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Needs vs. Wants

• Allah (SWT) doesnt give a number or an amount.
• He simply says give away that which is beyond
  your needs.
• He does not define what is you need
• That is up to you to decide
• Each individual person must decide what is their
  need and what is beyond their need.

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Needs vs. Wants

• On the Day of Judgment Allah (SWT) will let us
  know if we made the right choice and considered
  something a need or a desire.

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Quote

• "If you want to feel rich, just count all of the
  things you have that money can't buy.
• Name some of these things

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Quote

• Money cant buy happiness
• We think buying things will make us happy
• So many people with money are depressed
  (Hollywood stars)
• Money cant buy piece of mind
• Money cant buy contentment

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Hadith

• Richness does not come from an abundance of
  wealth true richness is richness of the heart.

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Hadith Session 7B

• Ramzan Shahid

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Quote

• Money cant buy happiness
• We think buying things will make us happy
• So many people with money are depressed
  (Hollywood stars)
• Money cant buy piece of mind
• Money cant buy contentment

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Hadith

• Richness does not come from an abundance of
  wealth true richness is richness of the heart.

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Nourishing our Nafs

• Material things we buy only feeds and nourishes
  our Nafs/body
• Car
• House
• Clothes
• Exotic foods
• I-Phone, I-Pad, X-Box
• These things give us temporary happiness

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Nourishing our Souls

• We need to feed and nourish our soul/spirit
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Zakat/Sadaqah
• Hajj
• These things give us happiness/ contentment in
  our heart, which is much more permanent

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Surah Fajr, Ayats 27 30

• (It will be said to the pious) "O (you) the soul
  (Nafs) who is content and in satisfaction! Come
  back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and
  well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then, among My
  honored slaves, and enter you into My Paradise!"

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Hadith

• "The two feet of the son of Adam will not move on
  the Day of Judgement in front of his Lord until
  he is asked about five things about his life,
  and how he spent it? And about his youth, what
  did he consume it in? And about his money, how
  did he earn it? And what did he spend it on? And
  how much did he act upon what he knew?"

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Hadith

• "The plentiful (i.e., the rich) will be the
  lowest on the Day of Judgement, except he who
  distributed his money left and right (i.e., at
  all times), while he earned from pure (means)."

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Hadith

• A servant says My wealth, my wealth. But out of
  his wealth three things are only his (1)
  Whatever he eats and makes use of or (2) By means
  of which he dresses himself and it wears out or
  (3) He gives as charity, and this is what he
  stored for himself (as a reward for the
  Hereafter). What is beyond this (it is of no use
  to you) because you are to depart and leave it
  for other people.

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Hadith

• Three things follow the bier of a dead man two
  of them come back and one is left with him (1)
  the members of his family (2) wealth and (3) his
  good deeds. The members of his family and wealth
  come back and the deeds alone are left with him.

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Hadith

• "Everyday two angels descend and one of them
  says, O Allah! Compensate (more) to the person
  who gives (in charity)' while the other one
  says, O Allah! Destroy the one who withholds
  (charity, etc.)"

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Hadith

• "O son of Adam! It is better for you to spend
  what is in excess of your needs and worse for you
  to keep it. You will not be blamed for (keeping)
  enough to cover your needs. Begin with your
  immediate dependents. The upper hand is better
  than the lower hand."

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Hadith

• 'A'isha reported that they sacrificed a sheep and
  the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
  peace, said, "How much of it is left?" She said,
  "All that remains of it is its shoulder." He
  said, "On the contrary, all of it remains except
  its shoulder."

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Hadith

• "Give Sadaqah without delay, for it stands in the
  way of calamity." (Tirmidhi)

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Hadith

• Sadaqah is like an umbrella that protects you
  from the shower of difficulties.

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Hadith

• Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth
  and the servant who forgives, Allah adds to his
  respect and the one who shows humility, Allah
  elevates him in the estimation (of the people).

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Hadith

• Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes
  fire.

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Retirement Fund

• Invest in the future
• Diversify your portfolio

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Akhirah Fund

• Invest in the future
• By giving Sadaqah
• Diversify your portfolio
• Donate to a masjid or islamic school
• Feed the poor
• Sponsor an orphan
• Donate to relief organizations
• Sponsor a hafiz