Hadith 59

rief in his heart, and sickness in his body, and his hands empty from debris of the world. And when I-azwj Hate a servant, I-azwj Make three things to be with him – Happiness in his heart, and health in his body, and his hand filled with debris of the world’’. [82]
The Prophet-saww said: ‘One who is hungry or needy, so he conceals it from the people and discloses it to Allah-azwj, would have a right upon Allah-azwj to Grace him the sustenance of a year from the Permissibles’’. [83]
And he-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Make me-saww live as poor and Cause me-saww to die as poor, and Resurrect me-saww among the group of poor ones! ’’[84]
And he-saww said: ‘The poor are kings of the people of Paradise, and the people, all of them are yearning to the Paradise, and the Paradise is yearning to the poor! ’’[85]
And he-saww said: ‘The poverty is my-saww pride’’. [86]
The Prophet-saww said: ‘One who humiliates a Momin or a Momina, or belittles him due to his poverty and lack of possession in his hand, Allah-azwj will Publicise him on the Day of Qiyamah, then Expose him’’. [87]
Abu Al-Hassan Musa-asws said: ‘The Prophets-as, and children of Prophets-as, and followers of the Prophets-as are specialised with three characteristics – the sickness in the bodies, and fear of the authority, and the poverty’’. [88]
It is reported that one of the companions complained to the Prophet-saww about the poverty. The Prophet-saww said: ‘Whenever it is morning and every, say, ‘There is neither any might nor strength except with Allah-azwj. I rely upon Allah-azwj, the Living Who will not be dying. The Praise is for Allah, Who did not Take a son, and there does not happen to be an associate for Him in the Kingdom, [17: 111]’. He (the narrator) said, ‘By Allah-azwj! I had not said it except for days until the poverty and the sickness went away from me’’. [89]
And he-asws said: ‘The poverty is a shame in the presence of the people and an adornment in the Presence of Allah-azwj on the Day of Qiyamah’’. [90]
From Ubey Al Basry, raising it to, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O Ali-asws! Allah-azwj has Made the poverty as an entrustment with His-azwj creatures. The one who conceals it would be like the fasting one, the one standing (in Salat), and the one who discloses it to the able upon fulfilling his need, but does not do so, so he has killed him. But he would not have killed him with a sword nor a speak, but with what worsened in his heart’’. [91]