Who Wants To Be Poor But Make Others Rich?


Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Three things follow
the bier of a dead man. Two of them come back and one is left with
him. The members of his family and his wealth come back and his deeds
alone are left with him.” [Muslim]

Once the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) asked if there were
anybody who would like to make his inheritors wealthy and remain poor
himself. This is not something anybody would desire. Then the Prophet
(sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) explained that by accumulating wealth
(and not spending it to gain Allah’s pleasure) we are simply leaving
it behind for the people who will inherit it when we die, because our
wealth does not follow us into our graves. While it is commendable to
not leave our inheritors in want, yet nobody desires to be left needy
while enriching others either. Therefore, since the only thing that
can enrich us after our deaths are our good deeds, we must try to earn
as much of them as possible by putting to good use the wealth that
Allah has given us.

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