Question: What are the things that cause poverty? ANSWER It is stated in a hadith-i sharif that the following things cause poverty:
* Eating something in a state of janabah,
* Treading on small pieces of bread disdainfully,
* Walking ahead of your elders,
* Calling your parents by their names,
* Performing wudu' at a place where you urinated or defecated, without cleaning it,
* Putting food in pots and pans without washing them,
* Sewing up your garment while wearing it,
* Eating onion when you are hungry,
* Wiping your face with your garment,
* Keeping spiders in the house,
* Coming out hastily from the mosque as soon as you perform Salat al-Fajr,
* Going to the market early in the morning and returning late in the evening,
* Cursing your parents,
* Keeping pots and pans open,
* Not saying the Basmala before starting an activity,
* Relieving yourself in a standing position if there is no extreme necessity.
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