GREEDINESS REPRIMANDED
When a rich man becomes greedy, his greediness is a curse to
him. It is like good food being placed before him and he does
not feel like eating it. Whem Mow1a has graced him with all the
NIYAMAT (wealth), he should enjoy it and spend in charity in
accordance with the Holy Firman Mubarak of Mowla. By the same
token, if a rich man does not enjoy or spend in charity, and
leaves his wealth after death, he faces hard times in this world
and in the next. The wealth of such a greedy person becomes as
useless as stones. He neither uses it nor enjoys it, and because
of his greediness, his path in the next world i.e.Life after
Death, becomes difficult and deteriorates. And what happens
then? The greedy man's wealth goes to deceivers and thus proves
to be as useless as the stones. Eventually, on the Day of
Judgement, a greedy person has to answer to Allah for his
disgraceful attitude.
Anyone who has a narrow heart is unhappy. One cannot be
happy if one's heart and hands are not open and generous. It is
better to make others happy than to please one's own heart.
Amir-u1 Mominin Mowla A1i (A.S.) says:
Have a Big and Generous heart because the Almighty Allah is
graciously seated in the hearts of all. Anyone who does not give
charity, no doub-t, has a hard and narrow heart. There is always
anger in him and that person is constantly quarrelsome. A greedy
man, therefore, shall not achieve anything but the curse of Allah. This is because he does not spend in the path of Allah
During his life. A greedy person shall not recognize Allah and
after death, his soul shall suffer.
Amir-u1 Mominin Mow1a A1i (A.S.) says in His Holy Qa1am
Mubarak:
0 Momins, always give Charity, and to give Charity is
NEK-KAAM which means Good action of life.
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