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.