One day the Prophet (pbuh) asked his dear companions whether they knew who was poor ?

They answered that poor was one who had no dirham or dinar(money)' He said,

"In my Ummah, the poor is that man who would appear on the Day of the Judgment before Allah; he had offered prayer; he had paid Zakat ;he had observed fast , but ...

he would have abused somebody,
he would have falsely accused some one;
he would have unauthorizedly taken some one else's property; he would have murdered some one;
he would have hit some body.

All his virtues would be given to his victims. If his Virtues are finished before his wicked deeds are finished, then the errors and sins of the victims would be given to him and he would be thrown into the Hell.'' (Muslim)


Such a man is really poor. His condition is like that trader who has goods worth one thousand rupees but he is a debtor for two thousand rupees. How can such a man be called rich ?

A religious man who offers certain prayers or performs certain forms of worship, but even after that performs certain evil deeds, behaves rudely with the people, treats poor and helpless people cruelly, how then such a man will be called righteous?


The Prophet has explained by quoting an example. He said that the best moral character melts errors like water and bad morals spoil man's record as vinegar spoils honey.



May Allah have mercy and guide us all, ameen.