Hadith 58

(The book) ‘Rowzat Al Waizeen’ –
‘Abu Al-Hassan Musa-asws said: ‘The Prophets-as and children of the Prophets-as and followers of the Prophets-as have been Specialised with three characteristics – the sickness in the bodies, and fear of the ruling authority, and the poverty’’. [65]
And Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘The poverty mutes the intelligent one from his argument, and the destitute is a stranger is his own city. Beatitude is for one who remembers the Hereafter and works for the Reckoning and is contented with the sufficient! (Being with) the riches in the strange land is (like one is in) a homeland, and (being with) the poverty in the homeland is (like one is in) a strange land. The contentedness is a wealth not to deplete. The poverty is the greatest death. How excellent is the humbleness of the rich to the poor ones seeking what is in the Presence of Allah-azwj! And more excellent than it is wandering of the poor to the rich relying upon Allah-azwj’’. [66]
And Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘One who humiliates a Momin or a Momina or belittles him due to his poverty and lack of possessions in his hand, Allah-azwj will Publicise him on the Day of Qiyamah, then Expose him’’. [67]
And he-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Make me-saww live as poor and Cause me-saww to dies as poor, and Resurrect me-sa in the group of the poor’’. [68]
And he-saww said: ‘When Allah-azwj Loves a servant in the house of the world, Returns him’. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! And how does He-azwj Return him? ’
He-saww said: ‘In the place of food, the cheap and much goodness. A friend of Allah-azwj will not find food what he can fill his belly with’’[69]
And he-saww said: ‘The doors of Paradise are open to the poor and the Mercy descends upon the Mercy, and Allah-azwj is Satisfied from the generous ones’’. [70]
And he-saww said: ‘The poverty is (two types of) poverties – poverty of the world and poverty of the Hereafter. The poverty of the world is richness of the Hereafter and richness of the world is poverty of the Hereafter, and that is the destruction’’. [71]
And he-saww said: ‘Allah-azwj did not Reveal to me-saww that I-saww should amass the wealth and be from the traders, but He-azwj Revealed to me-saww that I-saww should Glorify with the Praise of your Lord and become from the prostrating ones [15: 98] And worship your Lord until there comes to you certainty [15: 99]’’. [72]
And Luqman-sa said to his-as son: ‘O my-as son! Do not belittle anyone for the state of his clothes, for your Lord-azwj and his Lord-azwj is One-azwj! ’’[73]