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hadith 477
Hadith #
477
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
2
Section
63
Part
The Book of Belief and Disbelief
Chapter
Contentment
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
9. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Faddal from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu Hamza from abu Ja’far or Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Whoever is content with what Allah has given him for his sustenance is the richest person of the people.”
9ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَوْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
مَنْ قَنِعَ بِمَا رَزَقَهُ الله فَهُوَ مِنْ أَغْنَى النَّاسِ.
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Trust in God

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