28 - The reformer says:

"Disappearance of high realities among many superstitions has been caused by the contentment, tawakkul and resignation of Muslims. The hadith telling that contentment is an inexhaustible treasure has been understood in such a manner that it is not even believed that it is necessary to work."

"It is a very unjust slander to blemish Muslims with laziness just because of their contentment. 'Contentment' does not mean 'not working; using whatever one finds by chance and not looking for anything else'. It means 'being satisfied with what is earned by one's physical labor and not casting envious glances on others' earnings'. It teaches that others' earning much more should not be envied and that one should work hard like them. It teaches not to stock the remaining part of what one needs of one's earnings, and to give it to charitable institutions defined by Islam and to help the poor, the destitute, the diseased and mujahids. So, contentment is not only the source of good morals but also an unconquerable fortress providing man with happiness when he is in deprivation. The poet says:

"O Time; While attacking people, don't suppose that I am like other people and don't march upon me! You can't twist my arm! Don't suppose I am alone against you! There is an undefeatable army behind me: my contentment!"