Published on web at: 2009-11-18 09:08:30 +05:30. Section: Guidance - II section.
AbÅ« Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Holy Messenger (may Allah bless and greet him) asked, “Do you know who is really insolvent and poor?” Those present said that the poor man was one who did not possess money or any other resources. The Holy Messenger (may Allah bless and greet him) said that in his community the insolvent and the poor was one who would go before God on the Day of Judgement with his record of prayers, fasts and Zakat, but at the same time had abused someone in the world, had blamed someone, had misappropriated someone’s property, had killed someone or had unjustly beaten someone. Then all his virtues would be distributed among his victims. And if his virtues were exhausted with the claims of his victims still unsettled, the faults of those victims would be transferred to his account and he would be thrown into the Hell.
(Muslim)
Islam is a complete code of life. It enjoins the believers certain obligatory prayers like Salat, Fasting and Zakat. Simultaneously, it teaches them how to behave with the members of their family, relatives, neighbours, other fellow beings and animals as well. While performing the obligatory prayers in right earnest, the believers must not be unmindful of the rights of their family members, relations, neighbours and other fellow beings and even animals. One who, on one hand, performs obligatory prayers with utmost devotion while, on the other, inflicts umpteen excesses and injuries upon one’s fellow beings, is a loser. In the Day of Judgement his good deeds would be distributed among his victims. And, in case his victims’ claims would remain still unsettled, the victims’ faults would be transferred to his account. Thus he would stand insolvent at a time when no one would be able to help him, and thus he would be thrown into the Hell. Such a person is the real loser.