Getting really wealthy while following Quran

We all agree that Muhammad (saw) was the most successful person ever on earth. He was having a good life. His wives were happy with him. His followers used to admire him. Till today he is quoted as the most influential person in history. His trade was successful. Battles were also a success. During Treaty of Hudaiybia, he was opposed by the closest to him, yet his sole decision-making lead entire state of Madina conquer Mecca. No blood was shed. People during invasion were feeling satisfied. Disbelievers from Mecca were also terrified at first, but later as Muslims won the city of Mecca, they were relieved. No one was harmed. People were guaranteed a safe life. Some were known for torturing muslims but they were forgiven. It was a delightful journey for Prophet Muhammad (saw) and all muslims.

Muhammad (saw) was really a successful person. He faced few hardships here and there. But he fought with courage and stood his ground. He lived a contented life and enjoyed the wealthiest life on earth.

I honestly believe we should follow Muhammad (saw) to solve all our problems. Even if we want to get rich in material today, Muhammad (saw) was a fine tradesman to follow. His investments bore fruit and he won the wealthiest woman in Mecca, Hazrat Khadija (ra).

Marriage of Muhammad (saw) with Khadija (ra)

Muhammad (saw) was an illiterate man at the age of 25 when he married Hazrat Khadija (ra). Hazrat Khadija (ra) was a really wealthy woman at the time of her marriage. Her own caravan for trades to Syria surpassed all other caravans of Qurayesh.

She was not used to travelling with her own caravans and preferred sending somebody else to represent her in her trade. In 595, Khadijah (ra) needed a co-worker for a transaction in Syria. She chose Muhammad ibn Abdullah for the trade in Syria. With the permission of Abu Talib ibn Muttalib, his uncle, he was sent to Syria with one of Khadijah's servants, Maysarah.

The caravan after returning from Syria, got double the profit Khadija (ra) had expected. Her servant Maysarah told Khadija (ra) about the honesty, trust worthiness and truthfulness of Muhammad (saw). The success of caravan earned Muhammad (saw) the titles of “Al Sadiq” and “Al Amin”. Khadija (ra) admired the honesty of Muhammad (saw) and asked for his hand. They got married.

Should we marry a wealthy lady to get rich?

Yes if we find one, we should. But what about people who are already married. Also what about people who do not have a choice but to marry someone from not-so-rich family.

Muhammad (saw)’s life before Prophethood emphasises on two key aspects.

1. He was truthful in his affairs.

2. He was trust worthy that he would never break his promises.

Financial well-being is directly linked with our personal preferences. If we are not so trust worthy people, we might not get rich sooner. It will take a lot of time to convince people to invest in our ideas. However, if we become trustworthy and truthful, people will start listening to us. We will get good connections and we will get rich sooner. This is a very simple rule of life. Honest shop keepers earn more then dishonest shopkeepers.

Honesty.. Is it that simple?

Honesty is a very difficult trait to adopt. Just like patience and discipline. All these good traits that make us rich are comparatively difficult to embrace. In order to become honest and trust worthy we need to work on some major aspects of our life.

1. Make ourself purer 5 times a day. Start saying all 5 prayers.

2. Write some baseline rules on a piece of paper and do not compromise on these rules.

3. Control impulsive reaction to situations. Listen, digest and respond in a low voice maturely.

These all things actually are one thing. It is to become a good person who lives a happy life. If we really want to get out of financial burden, we need to fix our own selves. Avoid following desires for some time, may be a month. Once we are on track, our desires will superimpose our habits. We will start living a purer and brighter day. Every morning will become better than the previous morning.

Step by step we will become more richer in our life. We are not bad people ourselves. We are just afraid of loss while making bolder decisions. Less risks less fun. More risks more adventure.

After achieving honest, invest boldly

Being honest will make us fearless. We develop a habit of talking truth and putting our reputation at stake more often. As we tame our fears, we become courageous to face our fears. Just like we tamed our fear of losing reputation by becoming honest and truthful, we have to tame our next big fear; ”losing stability while investing money”.

The fear of losing stability in our life, stops us from investing in our bold ideas. These ideas are mostly million dollar ideas never acted upon due to fear of poverty. But as we start investing more, our investments start bearing fruits. Some times we lose a little, but the good relationships and trust we have developed through being honest, compliments our losses. It becomes easier to lose sometimes and win sometimes.

Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
- Surah Baqarah verse 268

How much time to get rich?

If we change today, in a month we will have better health. 2 months, better food on table. 3 months, better relationships. 4 months, better home. 5 months, better life. 1 or 2 years down this road, an ideal home where everything is perfect. Some say, this world never gets perfect. They are wrong. People who have better health, better relationships and a better car really do not live a bad life.