1444 - أعظَمُ الغِنى‏

1444. THE GREATEST OF RICHES

4871.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أرادَ أن يَكونَ أغنَى الناسِ فَلْيَكُنْ بما في يَدِ اللَّهِ أوثَقَ مِنهُ بما في يَدِ غَيرِهِ .¹

4871.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who wishes to be the richest of people should be more trusting of what is in Allah’s Hands than what is in others’ hands.’²

4872.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اِستَغنُوا عنِ الناسِ ولو بشَوصِ‏³السِّواكِ .⁴

4872.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be free from need of people, even for a toothpick.’⁵

4873.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيرُ الغِنى‏ غِنَى النفسِ .⁶

4873.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of richness is richness of the self [i.e. its being needless of everyone but Allah].’⁷

4874.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ استَغنى‏ باللَّهِ افتَقَرَ الناسُ إلَيهِ .⁸

4874.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is needless of all but Allah is himself needed by people.’⁹

4875.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الغِنَى الأكبَرُ اليَأسُ عَمّا في أيدِي الناسِ .¹⁰

4875.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest richness is to despair of [obtaining] what other people possess.’¹¹

4876.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ أغنَى الغِنَى العَقلُ ، وأكبَرَ الفَقرِ الحُمقُ .¹²

4876.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the most affluent of riches is intellect, and the worst poverty is stupidity.’¹³

4877.الإمامُ الباقرُ (أ)و الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام: مَن قَنِعَ بما رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ فهُو مِن أغنَى الناسِ .¹⁴

4877. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is content with whatever sustenance Allah has provided him is the richest of people.’¹⁵

4878.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن رُزِقَ ثلاثاً نالَ ثلاثاً وهُو الغِنَى الأكبَرُ : القَناعَةُ بما اُعطِيَ ، واليَأسُ مِمّا في أيدِي الناسِ ، وتَركُ الفُضولِ .¹⁶

4878.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever has been granted three things, receives three other things in addition, and this is the greatest wealth: contentment with what one has been given, despair of other people’s possessions, and abandonment of all that is superfluous.’¹⁷