You find an envelope with the name and address of the owner in the middle of the street. It contains £20,000 in cash inside. Would you return it to it's owner and do what is right religiously and in honesty or would you pocket it? Can greed overcome your religious beliefs?
If you think about it this way then you will surely want to give it back.
Imagine buying so many things with that money. Every thing you buy is Haram for you. So you would have so many Haram things wouldnt you. When i think of it this way then it really helps in not stealing.
The money belongs to them. What right do I have to be even touching it? It's just as bad as breaking into a bank vault and stealing money from there. Such money would be so haram for me, I don't even want to think about it.
It's morally and religiously wrong to take the money.
Last edited by Banu_Hashim; 07-01-2009 at 05:51 PM.
‘Say: If the ocean were ink wherewith to write out the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted, even if We added another ocean like it.’~Al Qu'raan (18:109)
Only to yourself. Which it appears you did by using words to the effect of 'who owns anything in this world'?
I suppose it's a tricky one in that at some point I have justified my lack of need for justification. It's all just word play in my head but I think rationalisation is probably a better term, despite the fact that I know there is no rational reason for me to choose one action over another as ultimately I have no purpose or goal.
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Okay, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Thank you sire.
Edit: As an aside, I wonder if any people lied about how honest they are I suppose we'll never know.
In fact I will give it back to the owner ... cuz it is not aulic
Nice question .. what about you Blackpool ??
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I am not religious but I'm very God conscious. I would choose to return it personally to the owner and not hand it to the police station. I'd love to be handed £20,000 but if I found it, to me it would only be temporary satisfaction. Once it's spent I would feel alot of guilt. Shame of myself and guilty to those that owned what I spent. I believe we are being watched at all times.
I have done good deeds in my life that have made me proud of my actions. These deeds would have pocketed me cash but I've chosen to turn away from greed. As I said, I believe we're being watched.
I would be pretty peeved off if it wasn't appreciated.
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Re: Let's see how honest you are
I suppose we'll never know.
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