Is it said that the poor enter Paradise before the rich due to the strength of their faith?
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The questioner : What is said, O Shaykh, is that it is in a general sense?
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The entry of the poor is in a general sense, meaning that perhaps some of the rich will be preceded... the reason is that it is faith... .
The Shaykh : The poor person may have stronger faith than the rich person, and vice versa; it is not the case that the poor person is always so. Rather, the general rule is that the poor are closer to faith than the rich. What is the problem now? The problem now is how these people enter: either five hundred years before the rich, or forty years?
The questioner : ... before the rich, but some of the rich may enter before the poor.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not for the sake of this.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The entry of the poor is in a general sense, meaning that perhaps some of the rich will be preceded... the reason is that it is faith... .
The Shaykh : The poor person may have stronger faith than the rich person, and vice versa; it is not the case that the poor person is always so. Rather, the general rule is that the poor are closer to faith than the rich. What is the problem now? The problem now is how these people enter: either five hundred years before the rich, or forty years?
The questioner : ... before the rich, but some of the rich may enter before the poor.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not for the sake of this.