Sahih Muslim, 1051
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 12, Hadith 157
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 5, Hadith 2287 (deprecated numbering scheme)