Narrated Hadhrat Abu Hurairah RA
The Prophet Muhammad Sall Allahu alayhi wa sallam asked, “Do you know who is the poor person?”
The listeners (the Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) replied: “O Messenger of Allah, the poor amongst us is the one who does not have any money or property.”
The Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam replied: “The poor in my ummah (nation) is the person who will come on the Day of Resurrection backed with prayers, fasting, zakat (obligatory charity), and hajj, but also with a number of injustices to others, such as: abusing this one, taking the property of that one, slandering one, hitting another, or shedding the blood of someone else. Thereafter, his good deeds will be taken one after one and given to this person or that person who were wronged by him. If his good deeds have been exhausted before his wrong deeds are all settled, some of the evil deeds of the wronged persons will be allocated to him, and he (left with no more reward but sins) will be thrown into the Fire.”
(Sahih Muslim)
