لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Wealth is not in having many possessions, but rather (true) wealth is feeling sufficiency in the soul.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6446 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6446
Book 81, Hadith 35
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What It Means: Reading in Context
The full reported saying contrasts the quantity of possessions with inward sufficiency. The source chapter concerns self-contentment. This reminder should not be used to dismiss another person’s material needs or to treat financial hardship as a failure of character. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6446. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Pause before comparing your possessions with someone else’s. Notice what already supports your life while continuing to meet your responsibilities.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.