Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Real Meaning of Being Rich

Volume 1 4 narrations
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Wealth/Materialism 4 Contentment (Qana'ah) 2 Intellect/Reason 1 Despair/Hopelessness 1 Greed/Stinginess 1

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hadith 3558
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no treasure more precious than contentment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا كَنزَ أغنى مِن القَناعَةِ .
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Wealth/Materialism
hadith 3559
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no wealth like the intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا غِنى كالعَقلِ .
Tags Intellect/ReasonWealth/Materialism
hadith 3560
Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Show your despair of people [and their possessions], for verily that is true wealth.
الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أظهِرِ اليَأسَ مِن الناسِ ؛ فإنَّ ذلكَ هُو الغِنى .
Tags Despair/HopelessnessWealth/Materialism
hadith 3561
Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘[Truly] Being rich is to wish for little and to be content with whatever suffices you, and [true] poverty is the voracity of the soul [for more] and severe despondence.
الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِنى قِلَّةُ تَمَنِّيكَ والرِّضا بما يَكفِيكَ . الفَقرُ شَرَهُ النّفسِ وشِدَّةُ القُنُوطِ .
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Wealth/MaterialismGreed/Stinginess