Pusat Zakat Melaka - Gold & Responsibilities

Since they forget SWT's Allah (who gives them property), then they will seek, hunt , work and raise as many property as they want .As if their lives at this world does not end and can live together with their property and possession.

This attitude as such in fact invite SWT Allah's condemnation like the SWT Allah decree which means:

"Bad luck for every person who likes to gossip and insult, who gathered property and collecting wealth and expect life on this world will not end but can live with their property forever."

(Al Humazah's chapter, sentence 1 -3)

Indeed Islam never at all prevent anyone from finding property. In fact, that was those needed and demanded by whosoever for realistic life. Find and seek as many properties, however need to remember whatever the success and wealth is not because of their intelligence and hard work but all due to Allah SWT, when there is a steady confidence, of course the heart will be permanently remember only Allah and lives in afterworld later. SWT's Allahs decree which means:

"And search what gave Allah to you in eternity state, and do not forget your part of (enjoyment) world, and do good like Allah to do well you."

(Al Qashas's chapter, sentence 77)

As Muslims, one should always be careful in finding treasures and when it is already achieved, then the property need to be managed carefully so that they do not get SWT Allah's wrath. The Case of managing this property, Mohammad Ali Al-Hamidi in his book Jalan Hidup Muslim classified man into four categories that is stingy with their properties,extravagant with their properties,proud with their properties and careful dealings with their properties.

Islam simply allow rich man in the fourth group only. Because the group only realize and acknowledged that property owned is actually SWT Allah's reward. As such, as an aware Islamic the fact should give expressing feelings of gratefulness to SWT's Allah with increase to his obedience and exploit property to go calmed SWT's Allah.

Al-Quran also said that property possession need to be taken out partly to need s of others. SWT's Allahs decree which means:

"Alas faithful people! Give away some of your good fortune and part of that had given to-you before coming the day when where will not be any more trade, will not be any more close relationships and lacking of friendship and more intercession. They and infidel that is, cruel people group."

(Al Baqarah's chapter, sentence 254)

Giving away some properties means to clean property belonging to another person and scrape feeling stingy, selfish and arrogant.

Prophet SAW explain through his decree which means:

"Who which produces zakat and serve guest and fulfil message, thus it has secure from his self stinginess."

There are still a few of those Muslims who refuse to produce and give his property to others or parties which in needs of their presumption, when property was given to others, his property will decrement, disappeared and finished. The presumption is absolutely wrong. Be assured, that when property produced at SWT Allah's way with full sincerity, Allah I will increase more his property. Thus SWT Allah's promise could not be doubted. SWT's Allah order which means:

Compare people who spends his property in Allah's way, are such as a single seed)cultivate seven stalk, in every handle be one hundred seed, and Allah would double to who

Of Abu Hurairah, SAW's Rasulullah decree that which means:

"Shall not be diminished property because of alms and no one will forgive a tyranny torture but Allah adding his glories."

To persons who believes with SWT Allah's promise, of course wlll fight to do welfare work with property owned by way of donating, and producing zakat, help the poor and pauper or orphan and in cases giving benefit that does not contrary Islamic law. However need to remember, in giving or donating to others, it must be a good thing and something we love. If to give something to others which already could not be worn or eaten, then the effect will be awful.Those received will complain and not satisfied and will be further apart and break.Therefore Allah instruct to give donations and it is something good and people will be happy.

SWT's Allahs decree which means:

"And do not you choose bad things and make you donate as he in your case will not accept but with his eyes close, and knowing Allah is full of richness and praiseworthy.

( Surah Al Baqarah sentence 267)

At the same time, in using property for personal interest or family, Islam forbids one to behave and waste and be extravagant. This attitude does not show feelings of gratitude to Allah, wasting property without getting benefit was not Islamic and not character of Islamic people. People who likes to waste his property, means already following their passion's desire which means listen to the whispers of evil. Consequently, will make Allah wrath as Allah SWT decree which means:

"Please eat careful ly from what had been given the good fortune to you, and do not go beyond. It is because the reason thus causing wrath towards you.. Anyone who obtain my wrath will certainly becomes destroyed."

(Surah Toha, sentence 81)

Faithful people and who had property should be wise and channel its religious framework ,hunting Allah's reward and willingness. Do not become like those people who will get Allah SWT wrath because to get property and channel to the other places that was against Allah SWT.

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