Intentions to be regarded in working

The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses."

The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "When someone spends on his family seeking his reward for it from Allah, it is counted as a charity from him".

It was narrated from Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (Ar- Zubaidi) ( May Allah be pleased with him ) that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No man earns anything better than that which he earns with his own hands, and what a man spends on himself, his wife, his child, and his servant, then it is charity."

Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib reported the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying, “No one has ever eaten better food than what he eats as a result of the labour of his hands. the prophet David used to eat from what he had worked for with his hands.”

Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "(Prophet) Zakariyya was a carpenter."

The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him, "Did you do the same?" The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats."

The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) was asked, 'What type of earning is best?' He replied, "A man's work with his hand and every transaction which is free from cheating or deception."

The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are under your care; and the best charity is that which given out of surplus; and he who asks (Allah) to help him abstain from the unlawful and the forbidden, Allah will fulfill his wish; and he who seeks self-sufficiency will be made self-sufficient by Allah".

The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "Every Prophet has tended sheep". He was asked: "And did you?" He replied, "Yes, I tended them for a few carats for the Makkans."

The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "It is better for anyone of you to carry a bundle of wood on his back and sell it than to beg of someone whether he gives him or refuses."

A man passed by the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the companions of the Messenger of Allah saw his endurance and vigor. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, if only this man was in the way of Allah!” The Prophet said, “If he goes out striving for his small children, he is in the way of Allah. If he goes out striving for his elderly parents, he is in the way of Allah. If he goes out striving for himself to abstain from wrongdoing, he is in the way of Allah. If he goes out vainly and boasting, he is in the way of Satan.”

“The most excellent dinar a man spends is one he spends on his family"

"We were sitting in a gathering, and the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) came with traces of water on his head. One of us said to him: 'We see that you are of good cheer today.' He said: 'Yes, praise is to Allah.' Then he spoke to the people about being rich. He said: 'There is nothing wrong with being rich for one who has piety, but good health for one who has piety is better than riches, and being of good cheer is a blessing."

“ The Holy Spirit (Jibreel) has inspired to me that no soul will die until it has completed its appointed term and received its provision in full, so fear Allaah and do not be desperate in seeking provision, and no one of you should be tempted to seek provision by means of committing sin if it is slow in coming to him, for that which is with Allah can only be attained by obeying Him.”

(May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: "Do not be hopeless due to the delay in getting the provision"  Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: "Sustenance seeks the slave more than his lifespan. No slave may die without reaching the last of his sustenance so fear Allah and seek your sustenance moderately, take what is lawful and leave what is unlawful"

The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "Successful is the one who enters the fold of Islam and is provided with sustenance which is sufficient for his day's needs, and Allah makes him content with what He has bestowed upon him."

"Allah will be pleased with those who try to do their work in a perfect way "

I heard a man narrating from `Uthman bin `Affan ( May Allah be pleased with him ) from the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) who said: `A man was easy-going when buying and selling, and when paying his dues and asking for his rights then he will enter Paradise.”

"May Allah have mercy on a person who is lenient when he sells, lenient when he buys, and lenient when he asks for payment. "

(may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the one who recorded it, and the two witnesses to it, saying they were all alike. Muslim transmitted it.

The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) happened to pass by a heap of corn. He thrust his hand in that (heap) and his fingers felt the wetness. He said to the owner of that heap of corn, "What is this?" He replied: "O Messenger of Allah! These have been drenched by rainfall." He remarked, "Why did you not place this (the drenched part of the heap) over the corn so that people might see it? He who deceives is not of us."

‘I heard the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) saying, “Any governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting dishonestly towards them will be excluded by Allah from Paradise.” Agreed upon.