Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Wealth is not having many possessions; true wealth is contentment of the heart.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6446, Sahih Muslim 1051
What this hadith teaches
Contentment brings peace that money cannot.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Good character
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 6446, as given on sunnah.com.