Wealth and the True Definition of Being Rich

True business qualities are sometimes more evident in disbelievers than Muslims.
There is no harm in seeking worldly wealth if acquired through halal means and its rights are fulfilled.
Fulfilling the rights of wealth means obeying Allah's commands regarding spending and obligations.
Islam promotes balance: we are not required to give away all wealth; we also have a right to spend on ourselves and our families.
Use the wealth Allah has blessed you with to achieve success in the Hereafter.
Spend on the destitute, orphans, and especially on near and dear family members.
Sadly, many blessed with abundant wealth neglect their parents and close relatives, showing a lack of compassion and greed.
Such wealth, if not used to fulfill its rights, often leads to Haram consumption and distances one from Allah.
When Allah blesses with wealth, one should pray for the ability to spend it in ways that please Allah.
The common understanding of 'richness' is often limited to material possessions like gold, silver, and currency.
An example of a very wealthy person's new 'home' being their grave illustrates the transience of worldly wealth.
The companions of the Prophet (PBUH) had a different understanding of richness, derived from their direct upbringing by him.
Sayyiduna Umar (RA), despite being the powerful Khalifa, lived very simply in patched clothes.
He readily gave away valuable gifts (a beautiful slave woman, expensive perfume) as they came to him.
When offered poison for his enemies, Sayyiduna Umar (RA) drank it himself, stating his greatest enemy was his own Nafs (self), and was unaffected.
True richness, as taught by Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA), comes from contentment of the heart.
If you want to be rich, be happy with whatever Allah has chosen for you.
True happiness and richness are not found in accumulating wealth, but in being content with Allah's decree.
A person who is happy with what Allah has destined, whether poverty or sickness, will not engage in forbidden acts to gain more.
To become righteous and pious, one must abstain from all things Allah has forbidden.
The two simple prescriptions are: be happy with Allah's decree for richness, and abstain from forbidden things for piety.

Wealth and the True Definition of Being Rich

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