Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 55
ECONOMIC VALUES 55 HOARDING Warn those who hoard up �old and silver and spend it not in the cause of Allah of a painful chastisement on the day when it wi l l be heated up in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their sides shall be branded therewith, and they will be told: This is what you treasured up for your selves, so now suffer the torment in respect of that which you used to treasure up. (9. 34-35). * * * The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) said: I. Whoever holds back grain to profit by its shortage is a sinner. 2. If a person holds back his grain for forty days in the hope. of making a profit from scarcity, forsakes Allah and Allah forsakes him. 3. A hoarder of grain is in evil case; when Allah makes grain cheap such a one is grieved and when Allah makes it dear such a one rejoices. * * *