Littering

"Sami bought a frozen popsicle in the grocery store, tore off the wrapping and threw it down on the ground. Ahmed saw him and said: "Pick up your litter. Remember, the street is the place where we walk and play and it's like a second home. Remember the verse: "As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed. Sami bent down, picked up the wrapper and threw it in the garbage can. Since then, whenever he sees someone littering without consideration for his friends and his surroundings, he reminds him of the verse."

-Is it permitted to litter on the street?. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from quranet.com Web site: http://www.quranet.net/en-quranet/35-chapter-13/544-is-it-permitted-to-litter-the-streets.html

Notice how some people just throw stuff on the floor. Is it right? Well people should respect our environment that Allah(swt) has given us. In that verse, it basically says that those who do the right things, will get rewarded and not punished. Most people don't see it really as something that should be concerned. But you see, the more people that litter, the more this Earth gets dirty. We don't want our environment looking dirty. So we should try to put trash in the proper waste place.