Gardens of the Righteous — Page 275
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 275 1620. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet cursed him who takes and him who pays interest (Muslim). Tirmidhi adds: And those who witness and transcribe a transaction involving the taking and paying of interest. 286. . On Prohibition of Showing Off. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 393. They had only been commanded to worship Allah, devoting themselves wholly to Him in full sincerity (98. 6). 394. Render not vain your alms with reproaches or injury, like one who spends his wealth to be seen of people and believes not in Allah and the Last Day (2. 265). 395. They join the Prayer only for show, and thus remember Allah but little (4. 143). 1621. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah, the Exalted, says: I am far above the association of associators. If any one associates another with Me in anything he does, I reject him and his act of associating anything with Me (Muslim). 1622. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: One of the first men to be judged on the Day of Judgment will be one who will have been martyred. He will be summoned and will be shown all the bounties that had been bestowed upon him. He will recognise them and will be asked: How did you employ them? He will say: I fought in Thy cause and was martyred. . He will be told: You lie; you fought so that you might be called a champion; and so you were known. Judgment will be passed on him and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire. A man will be brought who had acquired knowledge and had studied the Quran. He will be shown the bounties bestowed on him and will recognise them and will be asked: How did you employ them? He will say: I acquired knowledge and taught it and studied the. Quran to win Thy pleasure. He will be told: You lie. You acquired knowledge so that you might be called a savant and you recited the Quran so that you might be called a qari; and so you were called. Judgment will be passed on him and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire. A man will be brought on whom Allah will have bestowed plenty and every kind of wealth. . He will be shown the bounties bestowed on him and will recognise them and will be asked: How did you employ them? He will say: I spent in every one of the causes that Thou dost approve and did not leave out one, so as to win Thy pleasure. He will be told: You lie; you did all that so that you might be called bountiful; and so were you called. Judgment will be passed on him and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire (Muslim).