“Seek by means of the wealth that Allah has granted you the Abode of the Hereafter, but forget not your share in this world and do good as Allah has been good to you and do not strive to create mischief in the land, for Allah loves not those who create mischief.”
(Al Qur’ān – 28:77)
This ayah enjoins the believer to seek the Abode of the Hereafter by means of wealth. It thereby also underlines the importance of charity. Seeking the Hereafter by means of wealth means that those whom Allah has blessed with bounties should extend their helping hands to those who stand in need, viz. the poor, orphans, widows and wayfarers. They should also help establish and run educational institutions and hospitals as well as support those who are striving for the cause of Allah’s Dīn.
But, the ayah says, while doing so they should not forget their share in this world. This means that while doing so they should not forget to fulfil their own needs and those of the members of their respective families.
Another point is that they should do good to others, to the country and the society at large ‘as Allah has been good to you’. Yet another point is that they should not strive to create mischief in the land. This also means that they should not support those who are creating mischief in the society.
These are the conditions to see our Abode in the Hereafter. If we care to do accordingly, we can reap rich harvest in the Hereafter.