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Al-Hasan from Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Status is wealth 1, and nobility is God-consciousness.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 3271 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 4219 (unverified) 85% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Status is wealth…”: The commentator said: Status is what one counts as the glories of his ancestors, and nobility is the opposite of baseness. It means that what makes a man great in people’s eyes is wealth, and what makes him great with Allah is God-consciousness. Boasting about ancestors is neither. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
Note 1
(۱) قوله: الحسب المال إلخ : قال شارح الحسب ما يعده من مفاخر آبائه، والكرم ضد اللؤم، فقيل : معناه الشيء الذي يكون به الرجل عظيم القدر عند الناس هو المال، والشيء الذي يكون به عظيم القدر عند الله التقوى، والافتخار بالآباء ليس بشيء منهما. كذا في «المرقاة».