Among them: "And spend (in God's cause and for the needy) out of whatever We provide for you, before death comes to any of you and he says: "My Lord! If only You would grant me respite for a short while, so that I may give alms, and be one of the righteous!"
We should not put off giving even for a minute. In fact, I hope you stop reading right now and go to this web page to donate. Once you have done that, please come back and finish reading.
http://www.islamic-relief.com/donations/
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "(God) will (question a person) on the Day of Resurrection (saying)): 'O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me.' The person will say: 'O my Lord, how could I visit you when you are the Lord of the worlds?' Thereupon (God) will say: 'Didn't you know that a servant of Mine was sick but you did not visit him, and were you not aware that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by him?'
(God will then say) 'O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me.' The person will say: 'My Lord, how could I feed you when you are the Lord of the worlds?' (God) will say: 'Didn't you know that a servant of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him, and were you not aware that if you had fed him you would have found him by My side?' (Muslim)
When we meet Allah, we will be taken to account for what we did with our wealth. Like all things in this world, our wealth is not our own, it is a trust, a mercy and a test from Allah. When we are wealthy we can feel as though we are invincible. Our wealth gives us security so we may no longer think we need God, not understanding that without God's mercy, we would have nothing. There are even those who become arrogant through their wealth. Because they are able to accumulate riches, they think they are better than others or that there is something special about them that makes them have the good fortune that they do.
The Prophet cautioned: "Every Ummah (people) has a test to undergo, my Ummah will be tried through the wealth." (Tirmidhi)
Many of us live lives of luxury. We have access to clean water, safe places to sleep, food for when we are hungry and on top of that many of us have excessive luxuries like beautiful homes, nice clothing and flashy cars. But on the day of Judgment, these things will weigh heavy on us and although we are permitted to enjoy the good of this dunya, along with that blessing comes a responsibility to take care of those who are not as blessed.
May Allah make it easy for us to be of those who love to give of our wealth and our time and may He bless us with all the good of this life but not make that our goal. Ameen.
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