LOVE THE POOR
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "O God,
grant me life as a poor man, cause me to die as a poor
man and resurrect me in the company of the poor." His
wife asked him why he said that, and he replied:
"Because (the poor) will enter Paradise (before) the
rich. Do not turn away a poor man even if all you can
give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring
them near you God will bring you near Him on the Day
of Resurrection." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If you
love the poor and bring them near you. . .God will
bring you near Him on the Day of
Resurrection." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376
The Prophet also said: "The people before you were
destroyed because they inflicted legal punishments on
the poor and forgave the rich." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 778