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Feeling bad about wanting to be rich? #Shorts

hadeeth ahadith ahaadeeth hadis hadees ahaadith takbir takbeer takbirat takbeerat shukar shukur duaa duas duaas supplication

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People ask, is it wrong to want to be rich, or to pursue, to become a millionaire, or have an incredibly lucrative business? There's nothing wrong with these things in Islam. Allah is Al-Razzaq, yarzuqu man yasha. Set these dreams, become these things. And there's so many amazing things a person can do if they have wealth.

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There's so many people you can help. But here's the defining point in purpose. And there's a beautiful dua I'm going to share this with you. The Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said in a hadith, Allahumma ja'al id-dunya fi aydina. Oh Allah, place the dunya in our hands. Allahu Akbar. Wa la taj'alha fi qulubina. But just don't place it in our hearts. And that is the perfect balance right there.

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That you have the you have the resources, but you have purpose.

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, July 4). Feeling bad about wanting to be rich? #Shorts [Video, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/
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@misc{abulayth-umPepYIsc-g,
  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Feeling bad about wanting to be rich? \#Shorts}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {7},
  date = {2021-07-04},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}