destituteness

des·ti·tute

(dĕs′tĭ-to͞ot′, -tyo͞ot′)

adj.

1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.

2. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience.

[Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere, to abandon : dē-, de- + statuere, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

des′ti·tute′ness n.

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The Prophet himself emphasizes the importance of opening the doors to those who are in need: "There is no leader who closes his door to the needy, the poor, and the destitute except that God will close the door of heaven to his poverty, neediness, and destituteness" (al-Tirmidhi, hadith no: 1332).

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