1445 - مِفتاحُ الغِنى‏

1445. THE KEY TO AFFLUENCE

4879.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِفتاحُ الغِنَى اليَقينُ .¹

4879.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The key to affluence is conviction.’²

4880.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يكونُ غَنيّاً حتّى‏ يكونَ عَفيفاً .³

4880.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘One cannot be rich unless one has self-restraint.’⁴

4881.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أصبَحَ والآخِرَةُ هَمُّهُ استَغنى‏ بغَيرِ مالٍ ، واستَأنَسَ بغَيرِ أهلٍ ، وعَزَّ بغَيرِ عَشيرَةٍ .⁵

4881.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who lives and his only concern is the Hereafter will achieve richness without wealth, will find solace without family, and is honoured without having a clan.’⁶

4882.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنَّ أهلَ التَّقوى‏ هُمُ الأغنياءُ، أغناهُمُ القَليلُ مِن الدنيا فَمَؤونَتُهُم يَسِيرَةٌ .⁷

4882.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Verily the Godwary people are the rich, and they have been enriched by their possession of very little of this world, therefore their provisions are very light.’⁸