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What the Quran says
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ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِى كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٍ مِّا۟ئَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَـٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
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From the Sunnah
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Real wealth is contentment.
Richness is not having many possessions; true richness is richness of the soul.
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Book
- Book of Softening of Hearts
- Also in
- Sahih Muslim 1051
Giving in charity does not make you poorer.
Charity does not decrease wealth; Allah increases a servant who forgives in honour; and no one humbles himself for Allah except that Allah raises him.
- Reference
- Sahih Muslim 2588
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Book
- Book of Virtue, Good Manners and Joining of Ties
Reliance on Allah goes together with going out to seek provision.
If you relied on Allah as He truly deserves, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out hungry in the morning and return full in the evening.
- Reference
- Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2344
- Narrator
- 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Book
- Chapters on Zuhd
On the grading: At-Tirmidhi graded it hasan sahih.
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Surahs to read
Where to go next in the Quran itself.
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Reflect and act
Try this week
0 of 3 doneGive something in charity today, however small.
Sahih Muslim 2588Look at one regular expense and ask: is this need, or wanting more?
102:1(read on Quran.com, opens in a new tab)Before a large purchase, wait a day and ask whether it is balanced.
25:67(read on Quran.com, opens in a new tab)
Reflect
What would “enough” look like for you?