Sahih al-Bukhari 6446
True wealth is not having many possessions; true wealth is richness of the soul.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — Sahih al-Bukhari 6446
The text in Arabic
لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Attributed in the source as صحيح البخاري 6446.
Source and attribution
This is a hadith — a report of the words or conduct of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him — recorded in one of the canonical collections. The collection and the hadith number are given so the report can be checked at source rather than taken on trust.
This passage is recorded as Sahih al-Bukhari, reference 6446, attributed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The English wording here is Nour editorial translation.
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Themes
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Translations
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| Language | Translation credit | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English | Nour editorial translation | unreviewed |
| Arabic | Original text, not a translation | unreviewed |
| Turkish | Nour editoryal çevirisi | unreviewed |
| French | Traduction éditoriale Nour | unreviewed |
| Spanish | Traducción editorial de Nour | unreviewed |
| Russian | Редакционный перевод Nour | unreviewed |
| Indonesian | Terjemahan editorial Nour | unreviewed |
| German | Redaktionelle Übersetzung von Nour | unreviewed |
| Urdu | نور کی اداریاتی ترجمانی | unreviewed |
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Related reflections
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