Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: The truth is that a happy life is not [attained] with an abundance of wealth, nor an abundance of sustenance, nor superficially nice appearances – which in reality are not-so-nice. Nor is it with [attaining] the pleasures and desires, but rather, genuine happiness and […]
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The love of money
No-one honours the dirham (money), except that Allaah humiliates him.
Receiving money known to be from a prohibited source
If I was offered money [intended] to assist me, and I am aware that its source is haraam, would it be permissible for me to take it?
My father takes all my salary
I am a young man who works, and I give my father my salary – even though my father always [verbally] abuses me, and accuses me of falling short in honouring him by hiding some of my salary and [instead] give it to my wife.
Accountant defrauding the company
I work for a private company in Saudi Arabia, and whilst at work I noticed the company accountant misappropriating company property by selling goods without issuing a receipt for the sale of these goods; so what am I required to do?
Donating haraam money to your family
Is it permissible for me to donate money, which I have acquired in a prohibited manner, to my family – since it is impossible for me to return it back to its owner?
He gave me back more money in change
A seller who makes a mistake in calculating [the total amount due] – unintentionally gives the buyer more or less change [than he is due]; [in this case] should he give [the buyer] the remainder [of the change] or [just] keep it?
I stole money from him when I was young
[When I was young], on many occasions I took money from [the pocket of] someone’s clothing – whilst in his house; by Allaah, I do not know exactly how much money I took.
What to do with haraam earnings
How do I rid myself of haraam wealth if it has become mixed-up with my halaal wealth which I have earnt in accordance with the Islaamic Sharee’ah?
The precious value of time
I came across groups of people, and one of them was more stingy about [how he spent] his time than he was with his money.