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True Richness Is Richness of the Soul (Sahih 36)

مال کی کثرت اصل امیری نہیں، اصل امیری دل کی بے نیازی ہے۔

Richness is not from an abundance of goods, but true richness is richness of the soul.

Also searched as: richness soul hadith • dil ki ameeri hadees • contentment hadees

Arabic

لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ


Transliteration

Laysal-ghina 'an kathratil-'arad, wa lakinnal-ghina ghinan-nafs.


Meaning

Richness is not from an abundance of goods, but true richness is richness of the soul. | Urdu: مال کی کثرت اصل امیری نہیں، اصل امیری دل کی بے نیازی ہے۔


Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim


Lesson

A content heart is true wealth; do not chase possessions to feel rich.

Source & grade

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 36 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ" mean?

Richness is not from an abundance of goods, but true richness is richness of the soul. Urdu: مال کی کثرت اصل امیری نہیں، اصل امیری دل کی بے نیازی ہے۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

A content heart is true wealth; do not chase possessions to feel rich.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (narrated by Abu Hurairah). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

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Sahih Selections 3 — Character & Society

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