Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1856

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن عمر رَضِي الله عَنهُ قَالَ: تَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنَّ الطَّمَعَ فَقْرٌ وَأَنَّ الْإِيَاسَ غِنًى وَأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ إِذَا يَئِسَ عَن شَيْء اسْتغنى عَنهُ. رَوَاهُ رزين

Translation

Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘People, know that covetousness is poverty, and despair is wealth. When a person despairs of something, he can do without it.’ Razin transmitted it.