Mufti Menk – The Wealth of Orphans and Widows

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Then He says: <<Wa laa taqraboo maalal yateemi illaa billatee hiyaa ahsanu hattaa yablugha ashuddah..>> [Q,6:152]; Don't
ever go close to the wealth of an orphan with an ill intention in order to usurp it. Don't ever take
from the money that belongs to widows and orphans, never! Don't steal the money that belongs to
others. Here Allah is primarily addressing us about the widows and the orphans. Don't cheat them.
Don't deceive them, but by extension, anyone's wealth, you don't eat the wealth of people. And Allah
says, As for the orphan, if you are to use some of that wealth for the betterment of the orphan for
the needs of the orphan, yes, it is permissible when they grow of age, give them their wealth, and
		

			Allah says, <<..wa awful kaila walmeezaana bilqist..>> [Q,6:152], when you are weighing, make sure that
you weigh correctly, make sure that the scales are done properly; when you're doing business, do not
shortchange people. Wow. What brilliant advice given by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to us. In this
particular list, Allah says when you do business, be open, be transparent. Don't cheat people; don't
shortchange people, and you will achieve comfort in that deal. If not, you are in a crisis, Laa Ilaha Illallah. Many people are struggling simply because they were shortchanging others. What blessings
would you like in the money you're going to consume when others are cursing you for having stolen
		

			from them or cheated them or deceived them? So much so that if you want comfort, try to be a
merciful person upon the one who's buying from you by fixing a price that is reasonable. Don't rip
them off because that comes that comes Subhanallah at a price on its own. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala
grant us a blessed understanding.