Richness is not the abundance of wealth. Rather, true richness is self-sufficiency

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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: Richness is not the abundance of wealth. Rather, true r…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ليس الغِنَى عن كَثرَة العَرَض، ولكن الغِنَى غنى النفس».

Explanation of the hadith: Richness is not the abundance of wealth. Rather, true r…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) highlights that true richness is not in the abundance of wealth. Rather, it is self-sufficiency. So a person becomes the richest of people when he sufficiently relies on what he already possesses and is contented with it, without being keen to gain more or insisting on demanding more.

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