wealth
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We have this almost unconscious belief that if someone is wealthy, they must be doing something right. Wealth usually comes with power and authority, too. So again– if they are powerful and charismatic too, they are, again, in our minds, doing it right. We live with this illusion that wealth is proof of wisdom. This
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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم: يقول العبد: مالي مالي. و إن ما له من ماله ثلاث: ما أكل فأفنى, أو لبس فأبلى, أو أعطى فاقتنى. و ما سوى ذلك فهو ذاهب و تاركه للناس. رواه مسلم. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (ral): The Messenger of Allah