What being rich actually means
A correction about where wealth is located.
لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Richness is not having many possessions. Richness is contentment of the soul.
The full narration
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Wealth is not in having many possessions, but rather (true) wealth is feeling sufficiency in the soul
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 6446
Ṣaḥīḥ
- Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)