The Difference Between the Poor and the Needy, and the Prophet’s Supplication to Be a Needy Person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge with Allah from poverty, and it is reported that he asked Allah, saying:
Answer:
Yes, the needy person is in a better state than the poor person. The needy person has some sufficiency or more than sufficiency, unlike the poor person, who finds nothing.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge with Allah from poverty, and it is reported that he asked Allah, saying:
O Allah, keep me alive as a needy person.
اللهم أحيني مسكينا.Answer:
Yes, the needy person is in a better state than the poor person. The needy person has some sufficiency or more than sufficiency, unlike the poor person, who finds nothing.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 02-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (40:10)
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