Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 40.0

The virtue of contentment and encouragement thereof

باب لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ

1 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 1051sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Zuhayr bin HarbfromMuhammad bin 'Abdullah bin NumayrfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said:

Richness does not lie in the abundance of (worldly) goods but richness is the richness of the soul (heart, self).

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏