An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 13
13 WEALTH CAN ONLY BE GAINED BY ALLAH’S WILL "It goes without saying, that you cannot love two things at the same time: it is not possible for you to love wealth as well as to love Allah. You can love only one of them. Lucky is he who loves Allah. If any of you loves Him and spends his/her wealth in His cause, I am certain that his/her wealth will increase more than that of others, for wealth doesn’t come by itself, rather it comes by Allah’s will. Whoever parts with some of his wealth for the sake of Allah, will surely get it back. But he who loves his wealth and doesn’t serve in the way of Allah as he should, will surely lose his wealth. Do not ever imagine that your wealth comes of your own effort, no, it comes from Allah Almighty. And do not ever imagine that you do a favour to Allah or his Appointed One by offering your money or helping in any other way. Rather it is His favour upon you that he calls you to this service. " 31 SPECIAL EXHORTATION ABOUT RECEIVING CHANDA FROM NEW A H MAD I S "Hundreds of people pledge allegiance to me each day, but, when you enquire of them, there are few indeed who pay their Chanda regularly on monthly basis. What more can we expect from one who doesn’t help this movement with a little money according to his capacity? What good is such a person to this movement? Even when a common man goes to town, however destitute he may be, he always brings back something, according to his capacity, for himself and his children; then is this movement, which Allah has established for such great purposes, not worthy enough that he should sacrifice a little money for it… 31 Majm u ’ah Ishtah a r a t , volume 3, p. 497-498.