Are Muslims well to do or not in the world?

Answer 1

Muslims are the same as everyone else in this world. Some are rich, some are poor, most are in between; some are educated, some not so much; some work very hard, some do not; some are very good to their families, some are not. Just like everyone else.

The question was regarding the wealth of Muslims of the world, are they more well off than the rest of the world. Some are, some are very wealthy. But so is Oprah, so is Bill Gates. You can't know the different people of the world without some perspective.

My comments on the above opinions:

- Yes, people are people all over the world. & people in Islamic communities are no exception, you may find poor people,rich people & those in between.

Also, there are people who are very wealthy such as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal who tops the list, despite the recession going on around the world, he managed to increase his wealth by up to $1 billion just in the year 2009. Based on the records, his wealth in 2008 only amounted to $17.1 billion, so his wealth in 2009 amounted to $18 billion. All of his wealth is generated from Kingdom Holding Co, and his other Riyadh-based companies.

- About the Muslim woman, you can find very rich & well-educated Muslim women. Islam makes it a duty on each Muslim to beseech for knowledge & science as the prophet Muhammad PBUH stated, also the Muslim woman doesn't have to cover her expenses by herself, her father &/or her grown up brother have to cover them, especially her essential needs " food, drink, dress & treatment in case of being ill " this responsibility becomes her husband's when she get married. If a Muslim woman covers the expenses of her family this is considered as a charity work from & not a duty.

also, the Muslim woman has her right in the heritage from her relatives as it's commanded in the Holy Quran, & she also has the right of her groom's endowment as they agree before the marriage.

moreover, she can work outside her house in any good,useful & suitable job.

Since the time of the prophet Muhammad PBUH there were Muslim women who had been working for example as nurses. Islam dose not prevent her from attending such productive jobs , it only prefers her staying at home to look after her family & bring up her children as her most honourable function in the Islamic community, today there are Muslim women who work as doctors, teachers, lawyers, judges, ministers..etc. the list can go on & on.

As you may infer, the Muslim woman can be rich & perhaps richer than the man as she has a stronger opportunity to be.

All in all, in Islamic countries as all the rest of the world, you can find poor & rich, illietrate & scientists, men & women, generalizations can't be applied.

It's also good to tell that the work of the man to feed his family & cover their expenses is also considered as a charity & Allah will reward him due to this work even if this is a duty on him.