Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Greatest of Riches

Volume 1 8 narrations
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Wealth/Materialism 8 Contentment (Qana'ah) 5 Trust in God 2 Soul (Nafs) 1 Despair/Hopelessness 1 Intellect/Reason 1

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hadith 3563
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be free from need of people, even for a toothpick.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اِستَغنُوا عنِ الناسِ ولو بشَوصِ السِّواكِ.
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3564
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of riches is richness of the soul [i.e. its being needless of everyone but Allah].
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ الغِنى غِنَى النفسِ.
Tags Wealth/MaterialismContentment (Qana'ah)Soul (Nafs)
hadith 3566
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest of riches is to despair of [obtaining] what other people possess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِنَى الأكبَرُ اليَأسُ عَمّا في أيدِي الناسِ .
Tags Wealth/MaterialismDespair/HopelessnessContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 3568
Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is content with whatever sustenance Allah has provided him is the richest of people.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (أ) و الإمامُ الصّادقُ : مَن قَنِعَ بما رَزَقَهُ اللّهُ فهُو مِن أغنَى الناسِ .
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Wealth/Materialism
hadith 3569
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever has been granted three things, receives three other things in addition, and this is the greatest wealth: contentment with what one has been given, despair of other peoples possessions, and abandonment of all that is superfluous.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن رُزِقَ ثلاثاً نالَ ثلاثاً وهُو الغِنَى الأكبَرُ: القَناعَةُ بما اُعطِيَ، واليَأسُ مِمّا في أيدِي الناسِ، وتَركُ الفُضولِ .
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Wealth/Materialism