Continuation of the explanation of the athar of Qays ibn 'Asim: (… and hold on to wealth and its acquisition…)

The Shaykh : Among the things this wise man said to his children was: "And hold on to wealth and its acquisition." By wealth here is meant everything that has value, not just a specific amount. He is admonishing his children not to be a burden on people. He is admonishing and advising them to have earned wealth from which they can sustain themselves and not need anyone else. Why? He said: "Because it is a distinction for the noble one." When a person has wealth, that wealth is a cause for him to be respected, prominent, and distinguished among people, because he helps them with his wealth. So regarding the acquisition and earning of wealth, he says: "It is a distinction for the noble one" on one hand, and "it makes one independent of the base one" on the other. When a person is rich with what he has, that makes him independent of knocking on people's doors, especially since it is usually the case that people who possess wealth and are able to help others are base, not noble. If they give, they boast about it; if they refuse, they curse and insult. Therefore, a person's acquisition of wealth and dealing with it, on one hand, raises his rank and status among people and makes him among the noble, meaning distinguished and noble. On the other hand, he is independent of asking some of the base people for money in this state. Especially since it has passed with us in some of our previous lessons the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): It seems that here, when he said: "Hold on to wealth and its acquisition, for it is a distinction for the noble one and makes one independent of the base one," he derived this meaning from this noble hadith which is the giving hand .