LessonsWealth, Eloquence, and Protection from Trials (Hadith 79-88)Quiz

لَا بَأْسَ بِالْغِنَى لِمَنِ اتَّقَى اللَّهَ (عَزَّ وَجَلَّ)
Translation: There is no harm in wealth for one who is mindful of Allah.

Source: رواه أحمد

Wealth is not blameworthy in itself. What matters is how it is earned, whether others' rights are fulfilled, and how it is used. A God-conscious person avoids unlawful income, pays what is due, and does not treat wealth as a reason for pride.

لَا بَأْسَ means “there is no harm”; لَا negates and بَأْسَ is its noun here. بِالْغِنَى means “in wealth”; لِمَنِ اتَّقَى means “for whoever is mindful of Allah.” The benefit of wealth is thus qualified by piety.

Neither riches by themselves prove righteousness nor poverty by itself establish piety.

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Hadith 79: Wealth guided by piety

Wealth, Eloquence, and Protection from Trials (Hadith 79-88)

لَا بَأْسَ بِالْغِنَى لِمَنِ اتَّقَى اللَّهَ (عَزَّ وَجَلَّ)
Translation: There is no harm in wealth for one who is mindful of Allah.

Source: رواه أحمد

Wealth is not blameworthy in itself. What matters is how it is earned, whether others' rights are fulfilled, and how it is used. A God-conscious person avoids unlawful income, pays what is due, and does not treat wealth as a reason for pride.

لَا بَأْسَ means “there is no harm”; لَا negates and بَأْسَ is its noun here. بِالْغِنَى means “in wealth”; لِمَنِ اتَّقَى means “for whoever is mindful of Allah.” The benefit of wealth is thus qualified by piety.

Neither riches by themselves prove righteousness nor poverty by itself establish piety.