Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 14, Hadith 276
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ.
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Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Ibn ‘Ajlan, from al-Qa‘qa‘, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: ‘Richness does not come from having abundant possessions. Rather, richness is richness of the soul.’
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The Arabic العرض refers to worldly goods or possessions; غنى النفس describes inward richness or contentment.