Sins

A person works during the week. He toils to earn some money. During the weekend, he goes to bet on a horse. He loses everything that he earned during the week at one go. And the other person who cashed that money did nothing. He received it without any effort and without being useful to the society. How will an economist and a person in the field of finance interpret this transfer or distribution or sharing of wealth?

The physical strength that a person possesses gives him the impression that he is everything. Blinded by his strength, he fails to see what is on the other side of his strength. He does not know that behind each strong, is someone stronger. The strong being who has no one stronger than him is Allah Ta'ala. Besides Allah Ta'ala, we are all weak.

Allah Ta'ala has given everyone what they require to satisfy their needs. But often problems arise when one wants to satisfy oneself with extravagance when one lacks the means to do so. Or one may do it with the means at one’s disposal but making some sacrifices in one's budget.  It is here that imbalance starts because very often one accomplishes it to the detriment of important and essential things. Let’s take a simple example to understand that. A person may be dressed properly in simplicity while donning cheap clothes.

He was working well and was looking after his wife and children well. Suddenly, we do not know what happened. He began to befriend people who are prone to the vice of horse racing. But alas, now everything has changed. All his money is being wastted in casinos and horse racing. He cannot pay the rent anymore. Electricity, water and telephone bills are all piling up. Nothing is being paid. He cannot provide for his family nor pay rent. The jewels of his wife have also been sold. He started loaning money from people without repaying.