A preacher of the Holy Quran cannot be a millionaire ... (IF he practices what he preaches)
".. They ask thee how much they are to spend; say: "What is beyond your needs..." [Quran 2:219]
"And let not those who hoard up that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty think that it is better for them. Nay, it is worse for them. That which they hoard will be their collar on the Day of Resurrection... " [3:180]
My friend, these verses are to console poor.
The background behind them is to console them.So the meaning of this verse is that poor people won't held much accountable for wealth they spend as they don't have any, they have easy "hisab" and eventhough 70,000+ could enter without it. If no one has to be rich in ummah then all heavy investment related work has to be stopped at once.Let is not do anything and let word tear us apart and shear our bones.
If Allah(SWT) has specific hate for the rich then "He" wouldn't have granted prophet Solomon with wealth, riches and power.He granted him kingdom and he has also granted riches to his father David(A.S).
Also he has in his various verses described to riches and taught them for how to spend wealth provided and instructed that how on denial his aggression has destroyed them and has left them worthless and they were hence extinct at the end.We have Surah saba, Surah of last paras and all other Surahs under such discussion.
Let us realize first that the profession on which zakir naik is up to requires a lot of investment and money.Preach, warfare and research are those prominent fields and phases in which more investment is required.
Besides According to hadith of Rasool Allah(SWT) like to see the nemat to be visible to whom he has granted.
If Allah(swt) has put mandatory that no one has to be "rich" then no field in ummah will ever excel in anyway.And looking at the upper verse clearly sums up that one should spend as much as needed.So he has greater spending due to running a channel,travelling, translations into various languages and research as well and his every action is fruitful for us as everytime as many accepts Islam.His debates with other religious scholars always turns out to be a success.
Imagine running a channel requires millions of spending. He is working on larger scale and giving us better product so he is granted with wealth.
Hence, instead of pointing put fingers on other's performance, all of us must see that where we are going? Are we sure that we will be resting in better part of universe? Shall I or You will go to heaven? Shall we be released from accountability at judgement day.Are you or me good enough to be enter paradise or bad enough to be thrown at hole or Saeer or Hawiya forever?(Allah forbid).
Regards
