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Contentment

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 4137 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1386

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4137. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Richness is not an abundance of worldly goods, rather richness is contentment with one’s lot.” (Sahih)

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4137 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ»

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The rich person, in reality, is the one who has richness in his heart. The heart becomes rich when it becomes free from greed and miserliness. Such a person with little money gets happiness that a greedy person cannot have with his huge wealth.