SOLUTION TO POVERTY IN ISLAM Wealth is to serve useful purposes and not to be accumulated in a few hands that it may not concentrate and circulate only among those of you who are rich - Quran 59:7 In their wealth there is due share acknowledged by them for such as who ask (for help) and such as are deprived (of what is good in the life). - Quran 70:24 So give his due share (haqq) to kinsman, and to the needy and to the homeless. That is best for those who seek the pleasure of Allah. - Quran 30:38 How much to give out? They ask you as to how much they should give out. Say: The Surplus (Quran, 2:219). Take the surplus (Quran 7:199). WHAT IS SURPLUS? Muslims are called “people of the middle path” (Quran 2:143). They should take care to maintain balance (Quran 55:8), which Allah has set in human nature and thus hold onto “balanced” and “median level”: Once legitimate needs have been filled at a modest scale - no extravagance is permitted - the rest is surplus. One should not suffer from poverty, nor indulge in luxury. Spending out of what one has been given (Quran 2:3) in its broader sense is the doing of good to mankind. In Islam service of mankind is service of Allah. Sharing is the thing that makes life really worth living. = copy & share =
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