What is the meaning of this hadith: "O Allah, make me the richest of Your creation in You, and the poorest of Your servants to You"
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is the meaning of this hadith: "O Allah, make me the richest of Your creation in You, and the poorest of Your servants to You"? Its meaning is clear.
Answer:
That a person is self-sufficient in Allah, self-sufficient in Allah to the exclusion of others, and is in need of Allah, and not in need of anyone other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is the meaning of this hadith: "O Allah, make me the richest of Your creation in You, and the poorest of Your servants to You"? Its meaning is clear.
Answer:
That a person is self-sufficient in Allah, self-sufficient in Allah to the exclusion of others, and is in need of Allah, and not in need of anyone other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [241 /641] ما معنى هذا الحديث: "اللهم اجعلني أغنى خلقك بك وأفقر عبادك إليك" الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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