Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (622) | Is there asceticism with wealth?
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Can asceticism coexist with wealth?
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Asceticism can indeed coexist with wealth, just as it coexists with poverty.
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Among the prophets and the foremost of the early believers were those who were wealthy.
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Yet, their wealth did not exclude them from being among the ascetics.
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This is because their wealth did not distract them from the Hereafter.
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Rather, they utilized it to benefit themselves in the Hereafter.
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Imam Ahmad was once asked about a man who possesses a thousand dinars:
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Can he be considered an ascetic?
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He replied: Yes, on the condition that he does not rejoice when it increases,
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And does not grieve when it decreases.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.