Is it permissible for a person to wish for wealth?
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The questioner : If the person ... .
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : For example, meaning that his wealth increases.
The Shaykh : No, I love that I have much wealth, for example, and I love that he has much wealth.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : ... that he has much ... .
The Shaykh : No, even in this world, I cannot say that, by Allah, I love for myself to be the richest of people and the wealthiest of people. No, I love wealth for myself and that Allah suffices me from people, making me independent of His servants. And I love for others that Allah makes them independent of His servants as well.
The questioner : Because some Muslims have a deficiency ...
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : That he does not love for his brothers ... but in this world ...
The Shaykh : He loves for them evil, meaning he wishes they were poor and sick.
The questioner : That they become less than him.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that the perfection of faith is that you do not love for them to be less than you in what you love.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : By Allah, the hadith is general:Sahih al-Bukhari 13 This is general. Yes.
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : For example, meaning that his wealth increases.
The Shaykh : No, I love that I have much wealth, for example, and I love that he has much wealth.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : ... that he has much ... .
The Shaykh : No, even in this world, I cannot say that, by Allah, I love for myself to be the richest of people and the wealthiest of people. No, I love wealth for myself and that Allah suffices me from people, making me independent of His servants. And I love for others that Allah makes them independent of His servants as well.
The questioner : Because some Muslims have a deficiency ...
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : That he does not love for his brothers ... but in this world ...
The Shaykh : He loves for them evil, meaning he wishes they were poor and sick.
The questioner : That they become less than him.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that the perfection of faith is that you do not love for them to be less than you in what you love.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : By Allah, the hadith is general: