33.He who begs the property of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals, so let him ask little as much.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
34.It is better for one of you to take a rope, bring a load of firewood on his back, and sell it, Allah thereby preserving his self respect, than that he should beg from people whether they give him anything or refuse him.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
35.If anyone guarantees me that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him paradise.
(Abu Dawud, Nasa'i).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
SPENDING
36.If you spend (to help others), O son of Adam! I [Allah] shall spend on you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
37.It is better for a man to give a dirham as Sadqa during his lifetime than to give a hundred at the time of his death.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
38.Do not consider any act of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
39.Sadqa given to a poor man is just Sadqa, but when given to a relative it serves a double purpose, being both Sadqa and a connecting link.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
HOARDING
40.If anyone keeps goods till the price rises, he is a sinner.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
41.He who brings goods for sale is blessed with good fortune, but he who keeps them till the price rises is accursed.
(Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
42.If anyone withholds grain for forty days thereby desiring a high price, has renounced Allah and Allah has renounced him.
(Razin).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
43.The man who withholds goods is evil. If Allah lowers prices he is grieved, and if He raises then he is happy. (Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
INSOLVENCY AND RESPITE
44.He who grants a respite to one who is in straightened circumstances or who remits his debt, will be saved by Allah from the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
45.If anyone accepts others belongings meaning to pay back, Allah will pay back for him, but if anyone accepts them meaning to squander them, Allah will on that account destroy his property.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
46.Every fault but a debt will be forgiven to a martyr.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
47.A believer's soul is attached to his debt till it is paid.
(Shafi'i, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
USURY
48.Gold is to be paid by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates and salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. If anyone gives more or asks for more, he has dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are equally guilty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
49.A time is coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain and if he does not receive it, some of its vapour will reach him.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
50.A dirham which a man knowingly receives in usury is more serious (a crime) than thirty-six acts of fornication.
(Ahmad, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
51.When a man makes a loan to another, he must not accept a present.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
52.Even though usury be much it leads in the end to penury.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).


Regards,
Sardarzada

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