Explanation of the Book of the Heart—03a
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The reciter: Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us, he said: Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Abu Husayn narrated to us from Abu Salih from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Sahih Muslim 1051
The Shaykh : Wealth is not in the abundance of money, but rather it is the wealth of the soul and the wealth of the heart. How many people have millions of millions, yet they act like the poor, due to their intense greed for money and their pursuit of it. And how many people have far less than that, yet you find they do not care, and you find them generous, giving more than that man who has abundant wealth.
Richness does not lie in the abundance of (worldly) goods but richness is the richness of the soul (heart, self).
ليس الغنى عن كثرة العرض ولكن الغنى غنى النفسThe Shaykh : Wealth is not in the abundance of money, but rather it is the wealth of the soul and the wealth of the heart. How many people have millions of millions, yet they act like the poor, due to their intense greed for money and their pursuit of it. And how many people have far less than that, yet you find they do not care, and you find them generous, giving more than that man who has abundant wealth.