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1ـ أوحَى اللّهُ تعالى إلى داوودَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): وَضَعتُ الغِنى في القَناعَةِ وهُم يَطلُبُونَهُ في كَثرَةِ المالِ فلا يَجِدُونَهُ. |
| 1- ‘Uddat al-Da`ai: ‘Allah Almighty revealed unto Prophet David (AS) saying, ‘I put wealth in contentment, whilst they seek it [contentment] in abundance of wealth but do not find it.’[‘Uddat al-Da`ai, p. 166; Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 453, no. 21] |
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2ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): القَناعَةُ مالٌ لا يَنفَدُ. |
| 2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Contentment is wealth that does not deplete.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7080] |
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3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لمّا سُئلَ عن قولِهِ تعالى: «فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَياةً طَيِّبةً» ـ: هِي القَناعَةُ. |
| 3– Imam Ali (AS), when asked about Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: “We shall revive him with a good life”[ Qur’an 16:97] said, ‘It is contentment.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 229] |
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4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أشكَرُ الناسِ أقنَعُهُم، وأكفَرُهُم لِلنِّعَمِ أجشَعُهُم. |
| 4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most thankful of people are the most content, and the most ungrateful for blessings are the greediest.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 422, no. 40] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): طَلَبتُ الغِنى فما وَجَدتُ إلّا بالقَناعَةِ، علَيكُم بالقَناعَةِ تَستَغنُوا . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I searched for wealth and I did not find it other than through contentment. Adhere to contentment and you will become rich.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69, p. 399, no. 91] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا كَنزَ أغنى مِن القَناعَةِ . |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no treasure richer than contentment.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 371] |
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7ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اعلمْ أنَّ مُروَّةَ القَناعَةِ والرِّضا أكثرُ مِن مُرُوّةِ الإعطاءِ . |
| 7– Imam Hasan (AS) said, ‘Know that the valour in contentment and satisfaction is greater than the valour in giving.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 111, no. 6] |
