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I personally believe that there should be rich people in the world even though there are poor people as well. This enables the rich to support the poor through Sadaqah and Zakah. Through a Muslim point of view, there can be rich people, but they must help the poor because the Prophet said:

        ‘None of you believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.’

        From the history of the Muslims we know that there can be rich people, even if there is poverty in the world. Many of the companions of the Prophet were very rich, but they were very generous with their wealth. They helped the poor and needy by giving away much of their wealth. This shows that a Muslim can be rich as long as he helps his Muslim brothers. I think the rich people have a right to help the poor. The wealth they have been blessed with is from Allah and they are just the guardians of it, and not the owners as many people seem to think. For this reason they have a duty to help the poor because this is a responsibility they have been given. In the Battle of Tabuk, many of the Companions of the Prophet generously gave their wealth in order to help the Muslims provide for the battle.

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        Some people think that the rich should not help the poor because they are lazy and not very hardworking. This is true in the sense that the rich work hard to earn their wealth, so they deserve the reward they get for the hard work, but they must consider the situation of the poor. Some poor people work very hard, but are not paid sufficiently by their employers. There are other poor people who just sit on the streets and beg without making an effort to support themselves. The Prophet said of this:

        'If I had anything, I would not ...

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