Sheikh Sajid Umar

Website

  • Home
  • Main Blog
    • Articles
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Provisions For The Hereafter
    • Islamic Finance
    • New Muslim’s Corner
    • Knowledge Bites
    • Ponder This…
    • Young Learner’s Hub
    • Ramadan
    • Rulings & Advice (Q&A)
    • Memorize & Understand Surah Kahf
  • Biography
  • Schedule & Events
  • Articles
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Memorize & Understand Surah Kahf
  • Rulings & Advice (Q&A)
  • Islamic Finance
  • Knowledge Bites
  • Ponder This…
  • Awareness
  • New Muslim’s Corner
  • Young Learner’s Hub
  • Remarkable Projects
  • Provisions For The Hereafter Class
  • Quotes

Is Zuhd about looking poor and ragged?

December 15, 2018 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Question: Assalamualaikum. Is Zuhd about looking poor and ragged and out of touch with life?

Answer: Wa’alaykum as Salaam Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh

May Allah bless us all. Ameen.

Zuhd is not as has been described in the question.

Rather looking at the seerah and the sunnah, and looking at the lives of the sahaabah, may Allah be pleased with them, we understand Zuhd to refer to the following:

*Making use of your life and wealth in a manner that takes you closer to Allah, and a manner that is beneficial to your hereafter.*

*Leaving all that which takes you further away from Allah Almighty, and building your Jannah, even if that thing or act is permissible from an Islamic perspective.*

That said; Zuhd would entail using this dunya to do that which gets you closer to Allah, even if it entails you possessing the latest vehicle or cloth or technology. In other words, you can be a billionaire, however keep your money in your hands and not your heart…

I pray this clarifies.

Finally, if you follow my dawah, you would be familiar with my vision of *ignited communities rich with ikhlaas, ihsaan and istiqaamah, that benefit humanity.

As a result, I take this opportunity to advise you not to raise your children fearing being rich. But raise them to value having Allah in their hearts and their dunya in their hands.

The ummah needs billionaires, who fear Allah to fund the causes of Islam for the sake of Allah. A billionaire of this nature would be a Zaahid.

I did deliver a summarised lecture on this topic in Melbourne, Australia, in 2016, and will try and source the recording for your benefit.

And Allah knows best.

Your brother,
Sajid Umar

FacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

Filed Under: Articles, Rulings & Advice (Q&A)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Follow Us

Visit Us On TwitterVisit Us On FacebookVisit Us On YoutubeVisit Us On Linkedin

Recent Posts

  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 3
  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 2
  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 1
  •  إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
  • How does the Shariah Identify Money?

Twitter

My Tweets

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • Schedule & Events
  • Leave Testimonial

Copyright © · All Rights Reserved. "Sheikh Sajid Umar" - Idimdb -