Poverty and Wealth: Are They Evidence of Allah’s Love for the Servant?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is poverty and wealth evidence of Allah’s love for the servant? It is said that this person is poor because Allah loves him, or rich because Allah loves him?
Answer:
It is not evidence. The deed is what indicates it; righteous deeds are what indicate it. As for poverty and wealth, Allah knows best about that. It may be a trial and a test.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is poverty and wealth evidence of Allah’s love for the servant? It is said that this person is poor because Allah loves him, or rich because Allah loves him?
Answer:
It is not evidence. The deed is what indicates it; righteous deeds are what indicate it. As for poverty and wealth, Allah knows best about that. It may be a trial and a test.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:08:23)
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