An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 6
6 "A generous one is nearer to Allah, nearer to people, nearer to paradise and farther away from hell, but the miser is farther from Allah, farther from people, farther from paradise and nearer to hell. Indeed, an ignorant one who is generous is dearer to Allah then worshiper who is miserly. " 20 "Only two persons deserve to be envied: firstly, a person to whom Allah gave wealth and he spent it in the cause of Truth; and secondly the person upon whom Allah has bestowed knowledge, wisdom and insight by which he judges between people and teaches them. " 21 20 Qash i riya, Al-J u d wul Sikh a. 21 S a hih Bukh a r i Kit a bu Zak a t.