Do the poor entering Paradise before the rich indicate the virtue of poverty?
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The questioner : Do the poor entering Paradise before the rich indicate the virtue of poverty?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that. What is poverty? Poverty is from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). How many people seek poverty but do not become poor? Money comes from where they do not expect it. And how many people seek wealth but do not obtain it?
The questioner : Shaykh, is there a hadith that was reported, Shaykh, that some disbelievers will be enlarged, meaning their bodies will become larger than others?
The Shaykh : No, there is no contradiction that would require us to interpret it this way. Is there no contradiction?
The questioner : The hadith is disputed.
The Shaykh : But this is regarding height, and this is regarding width. There is no contradiction. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that. What is poverty? Poverty is from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). How many people seek poverty but do not become poor? Money comes from where they do not expect it. And how many people seek wealth but do not obtain it?
The questioner : Shaykh, is there a hadith that was reported, Shaykh, that some disbelievers will be enlarged, meaning their bodies will become larger than others?
The Shaykh : No, there is no contradiction that would require us to interpret it this way. Is there no contradiction?
The questioner : The hadith is disputed.
The Shaykh : But this is regarding height, and this is regarding width. There is no contradiction. Yes.