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you show mercy to the poor among mankind, and did you give your neighbor their due?"
Meanwhile, a crowd of people will appear from the opposite direction prostrating and
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crying: "Our Lord, they were the richest men among us and You had forced us to stand
in need of their financial help, and yet they did not care to help us." And so, they will be
chained, dragged and thrown into Hell. This is the fate of those who earn money legally
and did not spend it on the welfare of His worshippers.
Allah alone knows what will happen to those whose lifetime expires while they hoard
gold for their personal benefit. There are people who will be punished and incur the
wrath of Allah, being lost in the desire of the flesh they are never shaken awake: "The
multiplication (of possessions and its boasting) occupied you (from worshipping and
obeying) until you visit the graves. But no, indeed, you shall soon know." Koran,
Chapter 102 verses 1 - 3.
There are false hopes and base desires which subdue human hearts that are trapped
Meanwhile, a crowd of people will appear from the opposite direction prostrating and
46
crying: "Our Lord, they were the richest men among us and You had forced us to stand
in need of their financial help, and yet they did not care to help us." And so, they will be
chained, dragged and thrown into Hell. This is the fate of those who earn money legally
and did not spend it on the welfare of His worshippers.
Allah alone knows what will happen to those whose lifetime expires while they hoard
gold for their personal benefit. There are people who will be punished and incur the
wrath of Allah, being lost in the desire of the flesh they are never shaken awake: "The
multiplication (of possessions and its boasting) occupied you (from worshipping and
obeying) until you visit the graves. But no, indeed, you shall soon know." Koran,
Chapter 102 verses 1 - 3.
There are false hopes and base desires which subdue human hearts that are trapped