In principle, poverty does not only refer to inadequate provision. It also refers to lack of satisfaction in the midst of provisions, lack of blessings in provision or bankruptcy in the Hereafter. One may be termed as poor if he lacks at least one of these.
This post contains ten things that can cause this poverty.
1. Zinā
Adultery causes three things on earth: (a) Takes away glamor (b) Brings persistent poverty (c) Brings about early death. [Masāwi-ul Akhlāq, 482]
2. Severing Family Ties
Ties with relatives & kinsmen is highly protected in
Islām & cutting it without a valid reason may cause and short life and poverty [Riyādh as Sālihīn, 319].
3. Cheating in Measurement
Employing means that are fraudulent in measurement of goods
in a market place brings nothing but more poverty & prevalence of tyrant
leaders [Ibn Majah 4019]. If you want a breakthrough in your business & society, be just
& fair in measurement.
4. Refusal to Pay Zakāt
Zakāt is a right of the poor. Whoever has above $3,913 for a
whole year may give 1 out of 40 parts of this in charity. Zakāt is also
applicable to ornaments, crops & livestock). Refusal to pay this due may
cause widespread poverty [Ibn Majah 4019].
5. Breaking Covenant with Allāh (ﷻ)
& His Messenger (ﷺ)
Turning your back on your convenant in favor of views which
are prejudicing & inconsistent for whatever reasons will only lead to loss
of Valor & deprivation of rights [Ibn Majah 4019].
6. Ribā
Giving or taking interests is Haram. Allāh (ﷻ) destroys the earnings from usury
[Q2:276]. Engaging in it will only make you poorer, either by loss of property,
lack of blessings in it or lack of satisfaction.
7. Lying in Business
Business is based on trust. Telling lies in business is
mixing Haram with Halal and persistence in such takes away blessings from one's
earnings [Mishkat al-Masabih 2802].
8. Extravagance & Stinginess
Ibn Abbas (r) opines that all wealth is replenished by Allāh
(ﷻ) except those spent in extravagance or the
one kept it due to extreme stinginess [Adabul Mufrad 443].
9. Bearing False Oaths
Swearing over a lie is an attitude that may cause persistent
poverty, may Allāh (ﷻ) save us [Musnad al-Bazzār 1034].
10. Begging as a Profession
Whoever takes begging as a means of increasing his personal
wealth will only have more reasons to beg [Musnad al-Bazzār 1032].
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