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Fear of Poverty
Al-Baqarah (The Cow) Sura 2: Verse 268 (partial)

"Satan threatens you with poverty and he commands you to immorality. But God promises you His forgiveness and bounty."

One of Satan's tactics is to keep people so occupied with the fear of losing their wealth they end up desperately clinging to their money and depriving the needy - and themselves - of the goodness of giving for the sake of God. A person under the spell of irrational fear is more vulnerable to transgress laws, even to the point of indulging in lewdness, for the purpose of gaining profit and wealth.

The cure for fear of poverty is to have a good opinion of God. People who harbour good thoughts about their Provider deflect insidious whisperings about Him and the subtle provocations that create irrational fear. His dominion is never diminished in the least when He gives to His creation all that they need.

Compiled From:
"Purification of the Heart" - Hamza Yusuf, pp. 53, 54

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