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asked, “ O Prophet (a.s.)! Can Allah be seen?” The Prophet (a.s.) replied, “ Why
not! Go to meet a Momin. The reward that one gets in meeting a pious person is
equal to that of meeting Allah!”
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) said that helping a Muslim Brother could beget more
Blessings from Allah than freeing a thousand slaves.
THE FIFTH RAY OF LIGHT:
HONEST LIVELIHOOD
KASB E HALAL
Authentic traditions indicate that striving to acquire wealth through fair means is
legitimate and necessary. It is the duty of a person to make his best efforts and the
success or failure is in the hands of Allah. One should always have his sights on,
Assayee minni wa itmam min Allah. One who trusts on Allah, Allah is sufficient for
him!
If a person is not able to earn sufficiently after all the efforts, he should be contented
with what he has. If the honest livelihood ( Kasb e Halal) is meagre, one should
prune his expenses by avoiding unnecessary luxeries. He should not be attracted to
riches if they are coming through unfair means. If he gets huge sums through fair
means, he should first disburse the Prescribed Rights and then spend the rest for his
family and other needy persons. He should eat well, live well but avoid waste and
lavishness!
The Prophet (a.s.) has said that if a person has five dates or five naans or five
Dirhams, the best way of expending them is to first use them for his parents.
Secondly on himself and his family, then on relatives and neighbours and lastly on
the poor and needy. Allah has warned people against extravagance and He doesn’t
like miserliness too. One should not spend so little as to keep the family half fed, nor
waste money extravagantly.
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THOSE WHOSE PRAYER IS NOT ANSWERED
It has come in the traditions that the Prophet (a.s.) has said. In my Ummat there are
some people whose prayers are not accepted. Among them are those who pray for
harm to their own parents. Then,, there are those who give loans and don’t take a