WHERE HAS BARAKAH GONE?

There is no barakah in money, in time, in work. However much money there is, it is not enough for the expenses. Many are in debt. Peace has vanished from hearts, calm from eyes...

- when the ties of kinship are cut; - when the laws of mahram are trampled; - when envy and stinginess increase; - when the elder ceaselessly wrongs the younger, and the younger the elder; - when people stop thinking before they speak; - when our hearts turn pitch black; - when generosity is forgotten; - when desires and wants multiply and people dive headlong into the world; - when we plunge headfirst into the swamp called riba; - when lies and slander increase beyond all measure,

naturally, barakah disappears. We are forced always to live not at zero, but in the negative.

My Sustainer, grant us success! Have mercy on us!